diff --git a/chunk/chunk.go b/chunk/chunk.go
index 7903813..8ade11c 100644
--- a/chunk/chunk.go
+++ b/chunk/chunk.go
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ func (chunk *ExecutableChunk) WriteBashScript(basedir string, script_name string
 	}
 
 	// bubble up the env after the script execution
-	_, err = writer.WriteString("echo \"### ENV ###\"\n")
+	// include newline in the echo output itself to ensure ENV marker starts on its own line
+	// even if user script doesn't end with newline (e.g. echo -n)
+	_, err = writer.WriteString("echo \"\n### ENV ###\"\n")
 	_, err = writer.WriteString("printenv\n")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/chunk/command.go b/chunk/command.go
index 15fdf2b..5a982c2 100644
--- a/chunk/command.go
+++ b/chunk/command.go
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ func (command *RunningCommand) Wait() error {
 		command.Ctx.Cfg.Env = bashEnvVars
 
 		if len(newLines) > 0 {
+			// Remove the trailing empty line that precedes the ENV marker (added by our \n in the echo)
+			// This prevents an extra blank line when the ENV section is stripped
+			if len(newLines) > 0 && newLines[len(newLines)-1] == "" {
+				newLines = newLines[:len(newLines)-1]
+			}
 			command.Stdout = strings.Join(newLines, "\n")
 			command.Stdout = command.Stdout + "\n"
 		} else {
diff --git a/chunk/command_test.go b/chunk/command_test.go
index 8958a23..5817b68 100644
--- a/chunk/command_test.go
+++ b/chunk/command_test.go
@@ -348,4 +348,64 @@ func TestRunningCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		err = runningCmd.Wait()
 		assert.Error(t, err, "Expected an error when waiting for a failing command")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("bash env extraction with echo -n command", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Regression test for issue #25: ensure ENV marker doesn't get appended
+		// to command output when the command doesn't end with a newline
+		tmpDirs := make(map[string]string)
+
+		cfg := &config.Config{MinutesToTimeout: 1, Env: []string{}}
+		ui := view.NewView("mock")
+
+		chunk := ExecutableChunk{
+			Runtime: "bash",
+			Content: []string{"echo -n 'TEST'"},
+			Context: &runnercontext.Context{
+				Cfg:   cfg,
+				RView: ui,
+			},
+		}
+		err := chunk.PrepareForExecution(tmpDirs)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when preparing chunk for execution")
+
+		err = chunk.ExecuteSequential()
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when executing bash chunk")
+
+		// Verify the output is just "TEST\n" without the ENV marker appended to it
+		// The trailing \n is added by the command processing logic
+		assert.Equal(t, "TEST\n", chunk.Commands[0].Stdout, "Expected stdout to be 'TEST\\n' without ENV marker concatenated")
+		// Crucially, verify it's NOT "TEST### ENV ###" which was the bug
+		assert.NotContains(t, chunk.Commands[0].Stdout, "### ENV ###", "Expected ENV marker to be stripped from output")
+
+		// Verify ENV section was still extracted (should have environment variables)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, chunk.Context.Cfg.Env, "Expected environment variables to be extracted")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("bash env extraction with normal echo command", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Ensure normal commands (with newline) don't get extra blank lines
+		tmpDirs := make(map[string]string)
+
+		cfg := &config.Config{MinutesToTimeout: 1, Env: []string{}}
+		ui := view.NewView("mock")
+
+		chunk := ExecutableChunk{
+			Runtime: "bash",
+			Content: []string{"echo 'NORMAL'"},
+			Context: &runnercontext.Context{
+				Cfg:   cfg,
+				RView: ui,
+			},
+		}
+		err := chunk.PrepareForExecution(tmpDirs)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when preparing chunk for execution")
+
+		err = chunk.ExecuteSequential()
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when executing bash chunk")
+
+		// Verify the output doesn't have extra blank lines
+		assert.Equal(t, "NORMAL\n", chunk.Commands[0].Stdout, "Expected stdout to be 'NORMAL\\n' without extra blank lines")
+
+		// Verify ENV section was still extracted
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, chunk.Context.Cfg.Env, "Expected environment variables to be extracted")
+	})
 }