diff --git a/bin/git-stamp b/bin/git-stamp
index 84fbd62cf..f03ee9110 100755
--- a/bin/git-stamp
+++ b/bin/git-stamp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stamp() {
     commit_msg=$(
       echo "${commit_msg}" \
         | grep --ignore-case --invert-match "^${ID}\b" \
-        | cat --squeeze-blank
+        | cat -s
     )
   fi
 
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ init_variables
 parse_options "$@"
 validate_options
 
-stamp
\ No newline at end of file
+stamp