diff --git a/roundup/mailgw.py b/roundup/mailgw.py
index 3e14a8fa..8946e75b 100644
--- a/roundup/mailgw.py
+++ b/roundup/mailgw.py
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ def parseContent(content, keep_citations=None, keep_body=None,
     # Now reconstitute the message content minus the bits we don't care
     # about.
     if not keep_body:
-        content = '\n\n'.join(l)
+        content = '\n'.join(l)
 
     return summary, content