diff --git a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
index 439d1887..9b4c8e65 100644
--- a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
+++ b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
@@ -113,10 +113,17 @@ prettyTerm (List (Ann paropen Nothing []) [] parclose)
     = pretty paropen <> hardspace <> pretty parclose
 
 -- Singleton list
+-- Expand unless absorbable term or single line
 prettyTerm (List (Ann paropen Nothing []) [item] parclose)
-        = pretty paropen <> hardspace <> pretty item <> hardspace <> pretty parclose
+        = pretty paropen
+          <> (if isAbsorbable item then
+            (hardspace <> pretty item <> hardspace)
+          else
+            (nest 2 (line <> pretty item <> line))
+          ) <> pretty parclose
 
 -- General list
+-- Always expand
 prettyTerm (List (Ann paropen trailing leading) items parclose)
     = base $ pretty paropen <> pretty trailing <> hardline
         <> nest 2 (pretty leading <> sepBy hardline (map group items)) <> hardline
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix b/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix
index d48009d0..255c0a11 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix
@@ -253,13 +253,15 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
     "profilingPhase"
   ];
 
-  patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionOlder version "102.6.0") [ (fetchpatch {
-    # https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773259
-    name = "rust-cbindgen-0.24.2-compat.patch";
-    url =
-      "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/canonical/firefox-snap/5622734942524846fb0eb7108918c8cd8557fde3/patches/fix-ftbfs-newer-cbindgen.patch";
-    hash = "sha256-+wNZhkDB3HSknPRD4N6cQXY7zMT/DzNXx29jQH0Gb1o=";
-  }) ] ++ lib.optional (lib.versionOlder version "111")
+  patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionOlder version "102.6.0") [
+      (fetchpatch {
+        # https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773259
+        name = "rust-cbindgen-0.24.2-compat.patch";
+        url =
+          "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/canonical/firefox-snap/5622734942524846fb0eb7108918c8cd8557fde3/patches/fix-ftbfs-newer-cbindgen.patch";
+        hash = "sha256-+wNZhkDB3HSknPRD4N6cQXY7zMT/DzNXx29jQH0Gb1o=";
+      })
+    ] ++ lib.optional (lib.versionOlder version "111")
     ./env_var_for_system_dir-ff86.patch
     ++ lib.optional (lib.versionAtLeast version "111")
     ./env_var_for_system_dir-ff111.patch
@@ -471,11 +473,12 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
     xorg.xorgproto
     zip
     zlib
-  ] ++ [ (if (lib.versionAtLeast version "103") then
-    nss_latest
-  else
-    nss_esr) ] ++ lib.optional alsaSupport alsa-lib
-    ++ lib.optional jackSupport libjack2
+  ] ++ [
+      (if (lib.versionAtLeast version "103") then
+        nss_latest
+      else
+        nss_esr)
+    ] ++ lib.optional alsaSupport alsa-lib ++ lib.optional jackSupport libjack2
     ++ lib.optional pulseaudioSupport libpulseaudio # only headers are needed
     ++ lib.optional sndioSupport sndio ++ lib.optional gssSupport libkrb5
     ++ lib.optionals waylandSupport [
diff --git a/test/diff/lists/in.nix b/test/diff/lists/in.nix
index bf96dfb4..6798858e 100644
--- a/test/diff/lists/in.nix
+++ b/test/diff/lists/in.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 [
+  [ {
+    # multiline
+    foo = "bar";
+    foo2 = "barbar";
+  } ]
+  [ (if foo then
+    bar #multiline too
+    else
+    baz
+  )]
   [ 1 ]
 
   [ 1
@@ -43,4 +53,9 @@
 
   ]
 
+
+  [ [ multi line ] ]
+  [ [ [ singleton ] ] ]
+  [ [ [ { } ] ] ]
+  [ [ [ { } multiline ] ] ]
 ]
diff --git a/test/diff/lists/out.nix b/test/diff/lists/out.nix
index 83a2a53f..7ddc70a1 100644
--- a/test/diff/lists/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/lists/out.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 [
+  [ {
+    # multiline
+    foo = "bar";
+    foo2 = "barbar";
+  } ]
+  [
+    (if foo then
+      bar # multiline too
+    else
+      baz)
+  ]
   [ 1 ]
 
   [ 1 ]
@@ -57,4 +68,14 @@
 
   ]
 
+  [ [
+    multi
+    line
+  ] ]
+  [ [ [ singleton ] ] ]
+  [ [ [ { } ] ] ]
+  [ [ [
+    { }
+    multiline
+  ] ] ]
 ]