diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-issue-open.yml b/.github/workflows/on-issue-open.yml
index 491c5f2..568dcaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-issue-open.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-issue-open.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Issue Open Workflow
 
 on:
   issues:
-    types: [opened, edited]
+    types: [opened]
 
 jobs:
   label_issue_backlog:
diff --git a/src/docformatter/format.py b/src/docformatter/format.py
index 072b71a..651d0fb 100644
--- a/src/docformatter/format.py
+++ b/src/docformatter/format.py
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ def _do_remove_blank_lines_after_definitions(
             # unless it's separating a docstring from:
             #     * A previous docstring.
             #     * The file's shebang.
+            #     * The import section.
             while (
                 modified_tokens[_idx - j][4] == "\n"
                 and not (
                     modified_tokens[_idx - j - 1][4].strip().endswith('"""')
                 )
                 and not modified_tokens[_idx - j - 1][4].startswith("#!/")
+                and "import" not in modified_tokens[_idx - j - 1][4]
             ):
                 modified_tokens.pop(_idx - j)
                 j += 1
diff --git a/tests/test_format_code.py b/tests/test_format_code.py
index 9f233d6..7a663d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_format_code.py
+++ b/tests/test_format_code.py
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ def test_method_no_chr_92(): the501(92) # \
     def test_format_code_raw_docstring_double_quotes(self, test_args, args):
         """Should format raw docstrings with triple double quotes.
 
-        See requirement PEP_257_2.  See issue #54 for request to handle
-        raw docstrings.
+        See requirement PEP_257_2.  See issue #54 for request to handle raw docstrings.
         """
         uut = Formatter(
             test_args,
@@ -252,8 +251,7 @@ def foo():
     def test_format_code_raw_docstring_single_quotes(self, test_args, args):
         """Should format raw docstrings with triple single quotes.
 
-        See requirement PEP_257_2.  See issue #54 for request to handle
-        raw docstrings.
+        See requirement PEP_257_2.  See issue #54 for request to handle raw docstrings.
         """
         uut = Formatter(
             test_args,
@@ -293,8 +291,7 @@ def test_format_code_unicode_docstring_double_quotes(
     ):
         """Should format unicode docstrings with triple double quotes.
 
-        See requirement PEP_257_3.  See issue #54 for request to handle
-        raw docstrings.
+        See requirement PEP_257_3.  See issue #54 for request to handle raw docstrings.
         """
         uut = Formatter(
             test_args,
@@ -334,8 +331,7 @@ def test_format_code_unicode_docstring_single_quotes(
     ):
         """Should format unicode docstrings with triple single quotes.
 
-        See requirement PEP_257_3.  See issue #54 for request to handle
-        raw docstrings.
+        See requirement PEP_257_3.  See issue #54 for request to handle raw docstrings.
         """
         uut = Formatter(
             test_args,
@@ -639,8 +635,8 @@ def foo():
     def test_ignore_code_with_single_quote(self, test_args, args):
         """Single single quote on first line of code should remain untouched.
 
-        See requirement PEP_257_1.  See issue #66 for example of
-        docformatter breaking code when encountering single quote.
+        See requirement PEP_257_1.  See issue #66 for example of docformatter breaking
+        code when encountering single quote.
         """
         uut = Formatter(
             test_args,
@@ -664,8 +660,8 @@ def foo():
     def test_ignore_code_with_double_quote(self, test_args, args):
         """Single double quotes on first line of code should remain untouched.
 
-        See requirement PEP_257_1.  See issue #66 for example of
-        docformatter breaking code when encountering single quote.
+        See requirement PEP_257_1.  See issue #66 for example of docformatter breaking
+        code when encountering single quote.
         """
         uut = Formatter(
             test_args,
@@ -1180,18 +1176,59 @@ def test_format_code_keep_newline_after_shebang(
 
 """a.py."""
 '''
-        assert docstring == uut._do_format_code('''\
+        assert docstring == uut._do_format_code(
+            '''\
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """a.py"""
-''')
+'''
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.unit
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("args", [[""]])
+    def test_format_code_keep_newline_after_import(
+        self,
+        test_args,
+        args,
+    ):
+        """Do not remove newlines following the import section.
+
+        See issue #203.
+        """
+        uut = Formatter(
+            test_args,
+            sys.stderr,
+            sys.stdin,
+            sys.stdout,
+        )
+
+        docstring = '''\
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+from typing import Iterator
+
+"""Don't remove this comment, it's cool."""
+IMPORTANT_CONSTANT = "potato"
+'''
+        assert docstring == uut._do_format_code(
+            '''\
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+from typing import Iterator
+
+"""Don't remove this comment, it's cool."""
+IMPORTANT_CONSTANT = "potato"
+'''
+        )
 
     @pytest.mark.unit
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("args", [["--black", ""]])
     def test_format_code_strip_blank_line_for_black(
-            self,
-            test_args,
-            args,
+        self,
+        test_args,
+        args,
     ):
         """Blank lines are stripped in black mode."""
         uut = Formatter(
@@ -1245,7 +1282,8 @@ def test_method_2(self):
 
 
         pass
-''')
+'''
+        )
 
 
 class TestFormatCodeRanges:
@@ -1480,4 +1518,4 @@ def new_function():
 
     return "\n".join(split[found:])
 '''
-        assert docstring == uut._do_format_code(docstring)
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert docstring == uut._do_format_code(docstring)