diff --git a/modules/programs/kitty.nix b/modules/programs/kitty.nix
index 627cc61f6..196ecbdbd 100644
--- a/modules/programs/kitty.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/kitty.nix
@@ -133,28 +133,25 @@ in {
       text = ''
         # Generated by Home Manager.
         # See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf.html
+      '' + concatStringsSep "\n" ([
 
-        ${optionalString (cfg.font != null) ''
+        (optionalString (cfg.font != null) ''
           font_family ${cfg.font.name}
           ${optionalString (cfg.font.size != null)
           "font_size ${toString cfg.font.size}"}
-        ''}
+        '')
 
-        ${optionalString (cfg.theme != null) ''
+        (optionalString (cfg.theme != null) ''
           include ${pkgs.kitty-themes}/${
             (head (filter (x: x.name == cfg.theme) (builtins.fromJSON
               (builtins.readFile "${pkgs.kitty-themes}/themes.json")))).file
           }
-        ''}
-
-        ${toKittyConfig cfg.settings}
-
-        ${toKittyKeybindings cfg.keybindings}
-
-        ${toKittyEnv cfg.environment}
-
-        ${cfg.extraConfig}
-      '';
+        '')
+        (toKittyConfig cfg.settings)
+        (toKittyKeybindings cfg.keybindings)
+        (toKittyEnv cfg.environment)
+        cfg.extraConfig
+      ]);
     } // optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {
       onChange = ''
         ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill -USR1 -u $USER kitty || true
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf
index 8d0fbd14a..31d2fdc12 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/kitty/example-settings-expected.conf
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 # Generated by Home Manager.
 # See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf.html
-
 font_family DejaVu Sans
 font_size 8
 
 
-
-
 enable_audio_bell no
 scrollback_lines 10000
 update_check_interval 0
 
-
 map ctrl+c copy_or_interrupt
 map ctrl+f>2 set_font_size 20
 
-
 env LS_COLORS=1
 
-
-