diff --git a/sparv/modules/xml_export/pretty.py b/sparv/modules/xml_export/pretty.py
index 0d8d9249..bb512500 100644
--- a/sparv/modules/xml_export/pretty.py
+++ b/sparv/modules/xml_export/pretty.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def pretty(source_file: SourceFilename = SourceFilename(),
 
     # Write XML to file
     with open(out, mode="w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile:
-        outfile.write(xmlstr)
+        print(xmlstr, file=outfile)  # Use print() to get a newline at the end of the file
     logger.info("Exported: %s", out)
 
 
diff --git a/sparv/modules/xml_export/scrambled.py b/sparv/modules/xml_export/scrambled.py
index 0db42fab..0e584aec 100644
--- a/sparv/modules/xml_export/scrambled.py
+++ b/sparv/modules/xml_export/scrambled.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def scrambled(source_file: SourceFilename = SourceFilename(),
 
     # Write XML to file
     with open(out, mode="w", encoding="utf-8") as outfile:
-        outfile.write(xmlstr)
+        print(xmlstr, file=outfile)  # Use print() to get a newline at the end of the file
     logger.info("Exported: %s", out)