diff --git a/src/MiniDocs/Markdown.class.st b/src/MiniDocs/Markdown.class.st
index 6ed9e62..804ed0d 100644
--- a/src/MiniDocs/Markdown.class.st
+++ b/src/MiniDocs/Markdown.class.st
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Markdown >> asMarkdeep [
 
 { #category : #accessing }
 Markdown >> asMarkdownTiddler [
-
 	^ Tiddler new
 		title: self title; 
 		text: self contents;
@@ -67,12 +66,13 @@ Markdown >> containsYAMLMetadataClosing [
 
 { #category : #accessing }
 Markdown >> contents [
-	| response |
+	| response metadataString |
 	response := WriteStream on: ''.
+	metadataString := self metadataAsYAML 
+		ifEmpty: [ '' ] 
+		ifNotEmpty: [ '---', String cr, self metadataAsYAML, String cr, '---', String cr ].
 	response
-		nextPutAll: '---'; cr;
-		nextPutAll: self metadataAsYAML; cr;
-		nextPutAll: '---'; cr;
+		nextPutAll: metadataString;
 		nextPutAll: (self body ifNil: [ '' ]).
 	^ response contents withInternetLineEndings
 ]