diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/String.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/String.cpp
index 570e2800d..0c7bf8fb5 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/String.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/String.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ truncateMultiLine( const QString& string, CalamaresUtils::LinesStartEnd lines, C
         return shorter;
     }
 
-    if ( ( string.length() <= chars.total ) && ( string.count( NEWLINE ) <= maxLines ) )
+    const int linesInString = string.count( NEWLINE ) + ( string.endsWith( NEWLINE ) ? 0 : 1 );
+    if ( ( string.length() <= chars.total ) && ( linesInString <= maxLines ) )
     {
         return string;
     }
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Tests.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/Tests.cpp
index 539113d91..3992fe78a 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Tests.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Tests.cpp
@@ -600,13 +600,37 @@ and the translations updated.)" );
 
     // Grab first line, untruncated
     {
-
         auto s = truncateMultiLine( longString, LinesStartEnd { 1, 0 } );
         QVERIFY( s.length() > 1 );
         QVERIFY( longString.startsWith( s ) );
         QVERIFY( s.endsWith( NEWLINE ) );
         QVERIFY( s.endsWith( "being\n" ) );
+        QVERIFY( s.startsWith( "Some " ) );
     }
+
+    // Grab last line, untruncated
+    {
+        auto s = truncateMultiLine( longString, LinesStartEnd { 0, 1 } );
+        QVERIFY( s.length() > 1 );
+        QVERIFY( longString.endsWith( s ) );
+        QVERIFY( !s.endsWith( NEWLINE ) );
+        QVERIFY( s.endsWith( "updated." ) );
+        QCOMPARE( s.count( NEWLINE ), 0 );  // Because last line doesn't end with a newline
+        QVERIFY( s.startsWith( "and the " ) );
+    }
+
+    // Grab last two lines, untruncated
+    {
+        auto s = truncateMultiLine( longString, LinesStartEnd { 0, 2 } );
+        QVERIFY( s.length() > 1 );
+        QVERIFY( longString.endsWith( s ) );
+        QVERIFY( !s.endsWith( NEWLINE ) );
+        QVERIFY( s.endsWith( "updated." ) );
+        cDebug() << "Result-line" << Logger::Quote << s;
+        QCOMPARE( s.count( NEWLINE ), 1 );  // Because last line doesn't end with a newline
+        QVERIFY( s.startsWith( "displayed in " ) );
+    }
+
 }