diff --git a/src/rules/list.rs b/src/rules/list.rs
index f626538..ec29c40 100644
--- a/src/rules/list.rs
+++ b/src/rules/list.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ pub fn rule(
                     ));
                 }
                 crate::config::Layout::Wide => {
-                    steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
+                    if item_index > 1 {
+                        steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
+                    }
                     steps
                         .push_back(crate::builder::Step::Format(child.element));
                 }
@@ -87,9 +89,7 @@ pub fn rule(
             steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
             steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
         }
-        crate::config::Layout::Wide => {
-            steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
-        }
+        crate::config::Layout::Wide => {}
     }
     steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Format(child.element));
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/idioms/out b/tests/cases/idioms/out
index de4a4bf..8b7aa32 100644
--- a/tests/cases/idioms/out
+++ b/tests/cases/idioms/out
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         url = "example/${version}";
       };
       meta = with lib; {
-        maintainers = with maintainers; [ someone ];
+        maintainers = with maintainers; [someone];
         description = "something";
       };
     }
diff --git a/tests/cases/lists/out b/tests/cases/lists/out
index f97478d..03e2b54 100644
--- a/tests/cases/lists/out
+++ b/tests/cases/lists/out
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [
-  [ 1 ]
+  [1]
 
   [
     1
   ]
 
-  [ b d ]
+  [b d]
   [
     b
     d