diff --git a/esxport/esxport.py b/esxport/esxport.py
index bca08d9..797f6ca 100644
--- a/esxport/esxport.py
+++ b/esxport/esxport.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def _extract_headers(self: Self) -> list[str]:
         """Extract CSV headers from the first line of the file."""
         file_name = f"{self.opts.output_file}.tmp"
         with Path(file_name).open() as f:
-            first_line = json.loads(f.readline().strip("\n"))
+            first_line = json.loads(f.readline())
             return list(first_line.keys())
 
     def _export(self: Self) -> None:
diff --git a/test/esxport/_export_test.py b/test/esxport/_export_test.py
index 979060a..fe102b5 100644
--- a/test/esxport/_export_test.py
+++ b/test/esxport/_export_test.py
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ def test_headers_extraction(
         test_json = {"age": 2, "bar": "foo", "hello": "world"}
         temp_file = f"{esxport_obj.opts.output_file}.tmp"
         with Path(temp_file).open("w") as tmp_file:
-            tmp_file.write(json.dumps(test_json))
-            tmp_file.write("\n")
-        assert Path(temp_file).exists() is True
-        keys = list(test_json.keys())
-        assert esxport_obj._extract_headers() == keys
+            json.dump(test_json, tmp_file)
+        assert esxport_obj._extract_headers() == list(test_json.keys())
         TestExport.rm_export_file(f"{inspect.stack()[0].function}.csv")