diff --git a/lib/ace/multi_select.js b/lib/ace/multi_select.js
index 82d55972..c54224f6 100644
--- a/lib/ace/multi_select.js
+++ b/lib/ace/multi_select.js
@@ -515,11 +515,14 @@ var Editor = require("./editor").Editor;
         var text = "";
         if (this.inMultiSelectMode) {
             var ranges = this.multiSelect.rangeList.ranges;
-            text = [];
+            var buf = [];
             for (var i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-                text.push(this.session.getTextRange(ranges[i]));
+                buf.push(this.session.getTextRange(ranges[i]));
             }
-            text = text.join(this.session.getDocument().getNewLineCharacter());
+            var nl = this.session.getDocument().getNewLineCharacter();
+            text = buf.join(nl);
+            if (text.length == (buf.length - 1) * nl.length)
+                text = "";
         } else if (!this.selection.isEmpty()) {
             text = this.session.getTextRange(this.getSelectionRange());
         }