@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ async function main(config = {}) {
     // Generate footer with expiration using helper
     if (includeFooter) {
       const footer = addExpirationToFooter(markdownParts.footer, expiresHours, "Discussion");
-      bodyLines.push(``, ``, footer);
+      bodyLines.push(``, footer);
     }
 
     // Add standalone workflow-id marker for searchability (consistent with comments)
 
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ async function main(config = {}) {
         expiresHours,
         "Issue"
       );
-      bodyLines.push(``, ``, footer);
+      bodyLines.push(``, footer);
     }
 
     // Add standalone workflow-id marker for searchability (consistent with comments)
 
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ async function main(config = {}) {
         if (expiresHours > 0) {
           footer += "\n\n<!-- gh-aw-expires-type: pull-request -->";
         }
-        bodyLines.push(``, ``, footer);
+        bodyLines.push(``, footer);
         footerParts.push(footer);
       }
 
 
@@ -736,7 +736,10 @@ function generateFooterWithMessages(workflowName, runUrl, workflowSource, workfl
   }
 
   // Attribution footer line comes after any guard notices
-  let footer = guardNotices + "\n\n" + getFooterMessage(ctx);
+  // Attribution footer line comes after any guard notices. Only add the separating
+  // blank line when guard notices are present, otherwise the footer would start with
+  // stray blank lines that render as a large gap after the body.
+  let footer = guardNotices ? guardNotices.trim() + "\n\n" + getFooterMessage(ctx) : getFooterMessage(ctx);
 
   // Add installation instructions if source is available
   const installMessage = getFooterInstallMessage(ctx);
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`@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ async function main(config = {}) {`
`587`	`587`	`// Generate footer with expiration using helper`
`588`	`588`	`if (includeFooter) {`
`589`	`589`	`const footer = addExpirationToFooter(markdownParts.footer, expiresHours, "Discussion");`
`590`		- bodyLines.push(``, ``, footer);
	`590`	+ bodyLines.push(``, footer);
`591`	`591`	`}`
`592`	`592`
`593`	`593`	`// Add standalone workflow-id marker for searchability (consistent with comments)`
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`@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ async function main(config = {}) {`
`926`	`926`	`expiresHours,`
`927`	`927`	`"Issue"`
`928`	`928`	`);`
`929`		- bodyLines.push(``, ``, footer);
	`929`	+ bodyLines.push(``, footer);
`930`	`930`	`}`
`931`	`931`
`932`	`932`	`// Add standalone workflow-id marker for searchability (consistent with comments)`
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`@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ async function main(config = {}) {`
`1595`	`1595`	`if (expiresHours > 0) {`
`1596`	`1596`	`footer += "\n\n<!-- gh-aw-expires-type: pull-request -->";`
`1597`	`1597`	`}`
`1598`		- bodyLines.push(``, ``, footer);
	`1598`	+ bodyLines.push(``, footer);
`1599`	`1599`	`footerParts.push(footer);`
`1600`	`1600`	`}`
`1601`	`1601`