1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rf b/rf
index a734cf1..8d28fd9 100755
--- a/rf
+++ b/rf
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ $fmt{d} = '%a (%y). {\fI%t\fR}. {\*Q%q\*U}. %n, %d. %c: %p. {Available: %w.}';
 
 # Internal variables
 
-my $author_last = 1; # whether the previous reference field was Ra
 my @lines;
 my @refs;
 
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ for (my $i = $#lines; $i >= 0; $i--) {
 		}
 
 		# print formatted reference
-		push @r, "\n" if $fmt =~ s/^\n//;
 		my $n = index($fmt, "\n");
 		$prefix = '' if not $prefix;
 		$suffix = '' if not $suffix;
@@ -133,9 +131,13 @@ for (my $i = $#lines; $i >= 0; $i--) {
 	}
 
 	# non-rf line
+
+	# whether or not to include a final newline depends on the
+	# format of the inline reference on the line below
 	if (!$inlref) {
 		push @r, "\n";
 	}
+
 	push @r, $_;
 
 	$refblock = 0;