diff --git a/docs/package-lock.json b/docs/package-lock.json
index a89800e..a2af932 100644
--- a/docs/package-lock.json
+++ b/docs/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "djlint_docs",
-  "version": "1.0.19",
+  "version": "1.0.20",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "djlint_docs",
-      "version": "1.0.19",
+      "version": "1.0.20",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "@creativebulma/bulma-divider": "^1.1.0",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         "@11ty/eleventy-img": "2.0.0",
         "@11ty/eleventy-plugin-syntaxhighlight": "4.0.0",
         "@fontsource/inter": "4.5.7",
-        "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.1.1",
+        "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "6.1.1",
         "@fullhuman/postcss-purgecss": "4.1.3",
         "@toycode/markdown-it-class": "1.2.4",
         "algoliasearch": "4.13.0",
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index 7051d00..47b5758 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "djlint_docs",
-  "version": "1.0.19",
+  "version": "1.0.20",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@11ty/eleventy-img": "2.0.0",
     "@11ty/eleventy-plugin-syntaxhighlight": "4.0.0",
     "@fontsource/inter": "4.5.7",
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.1.1",
+    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "6.1.1",
     "@fullhuman/postcss-purgecss": "4.1.3",
     "@toycode/markdown-it-class": "1.2.4",
     "algoliasearch": "4.13.0",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29ea049..5c499c2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "djlint",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "djlint",
-      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "version": "1.7.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -10310,9 +10310,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/terser": {
-      "version": "5.14.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.14.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+ahUAE+iheqBTDxXhTisdA8hgvbEG1hHOQ9xmNjeUJSoi6DU/gMrKNcfZjHkyY6Alnuyc+ikYJaxxfHkT3+WuQ==",
+      "version": "5.14.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.14.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oL0rGeM/WFQCUd0y2QrWxYnq7tfSuKBiqTjRPWrRgB46WD/kiwHwF8T23z78H6Q6kGCuuHcPB+KULHRdxvVGQA==",
       "dev": true,
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
@@ -19885,9 +19885,9 @@
       }
     },
     "terser": {
-      "version": "5.14.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.14.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+ahUAE+iheqBTDxXhTisdA8hgvbEG1hHOQ9xmNjeUJSoi6DU/gMrKNcfZjHkyY6Alnuyc+ikYJaxxfHkT3+WuQ==",
+      "version": "5.14.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.14.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oL0rGeM/WFQCUd0y2QrWxYnq7tfSuKBiqTjRPWrRgB46WD/kiwHwF8T23z78H6Q6kGCuuHcPB+KULHRdxvVGQA==",
       "dev": true,
       "peer": true,
       "requires": {
diff --git a/src/djlint/formatter/condense.py b/src/djlint/formatter/condense.py
index eb47775..ebd165a 100644
--- a/src/djlint/formatter/condense.py
+++ b/src/djlint/formatter/condense.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def condense_html(html: str, config: Config) -> str:
         for tag in [x.strip() for x in config.blank_line_after_tag.split(",")]:
             html = re.sub(
                 re.compile(
-                    rf"((?:{{%\s*?{tag}\b[^}}]+?%}}\n?)+)",
+                    rf"((?:{{%\s*?{tag}\b[^}}]+?%}}\n?)+)(?=[^\n])",
                     re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
                 ),
                 func,
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/html_eight.html b/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/html_eight.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe01ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/html_eight.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% extends nothing %}
+
+<div></div>
diff --git a/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/test_config.py b/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/test_config.py
index bc1ba85..c5409e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/test_config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 run::
 
-   pytest tests/test_config.py --cov=src/djlint --cov-branch \
+   pytest tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/test_config.py --cov=src/djlint --cov-branch \
           --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov-report term-missing
 
 for a single test, run::
@@ -94,3 +94,14 @@ def test_blank_lines_after_tag(runner: CliRunner) -> None:
         ["tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/html_seven.html", "--check"],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # check that multiple blank lines are not added
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        djlint,
+        [
+            "tests/test_config/test_blank_lines_after_tag/html_eight.html",
+            "--preserve-blank-lines",
+            "--check",
+        ],
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0