diff --git a/lib/services/cocoapods-service.ts b/lib/services/cocoapods-service.ts
index b52dabaf6d..9afedc6aab 100644
--- a/lib/services/cocoapods-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/cocoapods-service.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ export class CocoaPodsService implements ICocoaPodsService {
 			if (index !== -1) {
 				finalPodfileContent = finalPodfileContent.replace(postInstallHookStart, `${postInstallHookStart}${postInstallHookContent}`);
 			} else {
+				if (finalPodfileContent.length > 0) {
+					finalPodfileContent += `${EOL}${EOL}`;
+				}
 				const postInstallHook = `${postInstallHookStart}${postInstallHookContent}end`;
 				finalPodfileContent = `${finalPodfileContent}${postInstallHook}`;
 			}