diff --git a/d2format/format.go b/d2format/format.go
index d0e455d83..0a3a6f382 100644
--- a/d2format/format.go
+++ b/d2format/format.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (p *printer) _map(m *d2ast.Map) {
 		if n.GetRange().Start.Line != 0 {
 			p.newline()
 		}
-		if len(m.Nodes) > len(boards) {
+		if i != 0 || len(m.Nodes) > len(boards) {
 			p.newline()
 		}
 		p.node(n)
diff --git a/d2format/format_test.go b/d2format/format_test.go
index de0ccd1cd..889b01537 100644
--- a/d2format/format_test.go
+++ b/d2format/format_test.go
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ x: @"x/../file"
       }
     }
   }
+	steps: {
+		a
+	}
 }
 `,
 			exp: `layers: {
@@ -682,6 +685,10 @@ x: @"x/../file"
       }
     }
   }
+  
+  steps: {
+    a
+  }
 }
 `,
 		},
@@ -740,6 +747,9 @@ only-layers: {
 		X
 		Y
 	}
+	layers: {
+		Z
+	}
 }
 `,
 			exp: `a
@@ -753,6 +763,10 @@ only-layers: {
     X
     Y
   }
+  
+  layers: {
+    Z
+  }
 }
 
 layers: {