diff --git a/src/generate/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.js.snap b/src/generate/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69ab374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generate/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`replace the content between the ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST tags by a table of contributors 1`] = `
+"# project
+
+Description
+
+## Contributors
+These people contributed to the project:
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START -->
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+| Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Divjot Singh is awesome! | Jeroen Engels is awesome! |
+| :---: | :---: | :---: |
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
+
+Thanks a lot everyone!"
+`;
+
+exports[`split contributors into multiples lines when there are too many 1`] = `
+"# project
+
+Description
+
+## Contributors
+These people contributed to the project:
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START -->
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+| Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! |
+| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
+| Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! |
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
+
+Thanks a lot everyone!"
+`;
diff --git a/src/generate/__tests__/index.js b/src/generate/__tests__/index.js
index 0e843fa..abe5f04 100644
--- a/src/generate/__tests__/index.js
+++ b/src/generate/__tests__/index.js
@@ -38,24 +38,9 @@ test('replace the content between the ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST tags by a table of c
   const {kentcdodds, bogas04} = contributors
   const {options, jfmengels, content} = fixtures()
   const contributorList = [kentcdodds, bogas04, jfmengels]
-  const expected = [
-    '# project',
-    '',
-    'Description',
-    '',
-    '## Contributors',
-    'These people contributed to the project:',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START -->',
-    '| Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Divjot Singh is awesome! | Jeroen Engels is awesome! |',
-    '| :---: | :---: | :---: |',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
-    '',
-    'Thanks a lot everyone!',
-  ].join('\n')
-
   const result = generate(options, contributorList, content)
 
-  expect(result).toBe(expected)
+  expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
 })
 
 test('split contributors into multiples lines when there are too many', () => {
@@ -70,25 +55,9 @@ test('split contributors into multiples lines when there are too many', () => {
     kentcdodds,
     kentcdodds,
   ]
-  const expected = [
-    '# project',
-    '',
-    'Description',
-    '',
-    '## Contributors',
-    'These people contributed to the project:',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START -->',
-    '| Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! |',
-    '| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |',
-    '| Kent C. Dodds is awesome! | Kent C. Dodds is awesome! |',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
-    '',
-    'Thanks a lot everyone!',
-  ].join('\n')
-
   const result = generate(options, contributorList, content)
 
-  expect(result).toBe(expected)
+  expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
 })
 
 test('not inject anything if there is no tags to inject content in', () => {
@@ -150,6 +119,7 @@ test('inject nothing if there are no contributors', () => {
     '## Contributors',
     'These people contributed to the project:',
     '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START -->',
+    '<!-- prettier-ignore -->',
     '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
     '',
     'Thanks a lot everyone!',
diff --git a/src/generate/index.js b/src/generate/index.js
index 7d7b9c5..c749889 100644
--- a/src/generate/index.js
+++ b/src/generate/index.js
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ function injectListBetweenTags(newContent) {
     ) {
       return previousContent
     }
-    return (
-      previousContent.slice(0, endOfOpeningTagIndex + closingTag.length) +
-      newContent +
-      previousContent.slice(startOfClosingTagIndex)
-    )
+    return [
+      previousContent.slice(0, endOfOpeningTagIndex + closingTag.length),
+      '\n<!-- prettier-ignore -->',
+      newContent,
+      previousContent.slice(startOfClosingTagIndex),
+    ].join('')
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/add-contributors-list.js.snap b/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/add-contributors-list.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65d9ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/init/__tests__/__snapshots__/add-contributors-list.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`create contributors section if content is empty 1`] = `
+"
+## Contributors
+
+Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):
+
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
+
+This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!"
+`;
+
+exports[`create contributors section if it is absent 1`] = `
+"# project
+
+Description
+## Contributors
+
+Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):
+
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
+
+This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!"
+`;
+
+exports[`insert list under contributors section 1`] = `
+"# project
+
+Description
+
+## Contributors
+
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->"
+`;
diff --git a/src/init/__tests__/add-contributors-list.js b/src/init/__tests__/add-contributors-list.js
index 6acc585..a6f05a6 100644
--- a/src/init/__tests__/add-contributors-list.js
+++ b/src/init/__tests__/add-contributors-list.js
@@ -9,55 +9,21 @@ test('insert list under contributors section', () => {
     '## Contributors',
     '',
   ].join('\n')
-  const expected = [
-    '# project',
-    '',
-    'Description',
-    '',
-    '## Contributors',
-    '',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section --><!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
-  ].join('\n')
-
   const result = addContributorsList(content)
 
-  expect(result).toBe(expected)
+  expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
 })
 
 test('create contributors section if it is absent', () => {
   const content = ['# project', '', 'Description'].join('\n')
-  const expected = [
-    '# project',
-    '',
-    'Description',
-    '## Contributors',
-    '',
-    'Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):',
-    '',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section --><!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
-    '',
-    'This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!',
-  ].join('\n')
-
   const result = addContributorsList(content)
 
-  expect(result).toBe(expected)
+  expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
 })
 
 test('create contributors section if content is empty', () => {
   const content = ''
-  const expected = [
-    '',
-    '## Contributors',
-    '',
-    'Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):',
-    '',
-    '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section --><!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
-    '',
-    'This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!',
-  ].join('\n')
-
   const result = addContributorsList(content)
 
-  expect(result).toBe(expected)
+  expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
 })
diff --git a/src/init/init-content.js b/src/init/init-content.js
index 376d1bc..56ea862 100644
--- a/src/init/init-content.js
+++ b/src/init/init-content.js
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ const badgeContent =
   '[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-0-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors)'
 const headerContent =
   'Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors#emoji-key)):'
-const listContent =
-  '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section --><!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->'
+const listContent = [
+  '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->',
+  '<!-- prettier-ignore -->',
+  '<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->',
+].join('\n')
 const footerContent =
   'This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/kentcdodds/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!'