diff --git a/conntrackt/views.py b/conntrackt/views.py
--- a/conntrackt/views.py
+++ b/conntrackt/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # For generating ZIP files.
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from zipfile import ZipFile, ZIP_DEFLATED
+import re
 
 # Django-specific imports.
 from django.http import HttpResponse
@@ -99,6 +100,11 @@ class IptablesView(DetailView):
         # browser to download the file with suggested filename.
         response['Content-Disposition']="attachment; filename=%s-iptables.conf" % self.object.name.lower().replace(" ", "_")
 
+        # Render the response, and remove the blank lines from the template.
+        response.render()
+        response.content = re.sub('^\s*\n', '', response.content)
+        response.content = re.sub('\n\s*\n', '\n', response.content)
+
         # Return the modified response.
         return response