diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d2f5d5d..4634ebb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Latest changes + history
 
+## version 0.7.8
+- Fixed Prometheus output https://github.com/fralalonde/dipstick/issues/70 
+
+## version 0.7.6
 - Move to Rust 2018 using cargo fix --edition and some manual help
 - Fix nightly's 'acceptable regression' https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/59825
 - Give each flush listener a unique id
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e75da1..26da316 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ To use Dipstick in your project, add the following line to your `Cargo.toml`
 in the `[dependencies]` section:
 
 ```toml
-dipstick = "0.7.7"
+dipstick = "0.7.8"
 ```
 
 ## External features
diff --git a/src/output/prometheus.rs b/src/output/prometheus.rs
index 8ec82bb..08e84cf 100755
--- a/src/output/prometheus.rs
+++ b/src/output/prometheus.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ impl PrometheusScope {
             strbuf.push(' ');
         }
         strbuf.push_str(&value_str);
+        strbuf.push('\n');
 
         let mut buffer = self.buffer.borrow_mut();
         if strbuf.len() + buffer.len() > BUFFER_FLUSH_THRESHOLD {
@@ -138,11 +139,6 @@ impl PrometheusScope {
             buffer = self.buffer.borrow_mut();
         }
 
-        if !buffer.is_empty() {
-            // separate from previous entry
-            buffer.push('\n')
-        }
-
         buffer.push_str(&strbuf);
 
         if !self.is_buffered() {
@@ -212,48 +208,3 @@ impl Drop for PrometheusScope {
         }
     }
 }
-
-//#[cfg(test)]
-//mod test {
-//    use super::*;
-//    use crate::core::input::InputKind;
-//    use std::io;
-//    use crate::core::input::Input;
-//    use crate::core::input::InputScope;
-//
-//    #[test]
-//    fn sink_print() {
-//        let sd = Prometheus::push_to("localhost:2003").unwrap().metrics();
-//        let timer = sd.new_metric("timer".into(), InputKind::Counter);
-//        sd.write(33, labels![]);
-//    }
-//}
-
-
-//#[cfg(feature = "bench")]
-//mod bench {
-//
-//    use super::*;
-//    use crate::core::attributes::*;
-//    use crate::core::input::*;
-//
-//    #[bench]
-//    pub fn immediate_prometheus(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
-//        let sd = Prometheus::push_to("localhost:2003").unwrap().metrics();
-//        let timer = sd.new_metric("timer".into(), InputKind::Timer);
-//
-//        b.iter(|| test::black_box(timer.write(2000, labels![])));
-//    }
-//
-//    #[bench]
-//    pub fn buffering_prometheus(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
-//        let sd = Prometheus::push_to("localhost:2003")
-//            .unwrap()
-//            .buffered(Buffering::BufferSize(65465))
-//            .metrics();
-//        let timer = sd.new_metric("timer".into(), InputKind::Timer);
-//
-//        b.iter(|| test::black_box(timer.write(2000, labels![])));
-//    }
-//
-//}