diff --git a/matlab/write_fort90.m b/matlab/write_fort90.m
index e50a65d18b4e58a20720ecc26c830bf8713d5944..abba1afe5ec8545bd669767c9aef5661cfe3a3d1 100644
--- a/matlab/write_fort90.m
+++ b/matlab/write_fort90.m
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fprintf(fid,'/\n');
 
 fprintf(fid,'&TIME_INTEGRATION_PAR\n');
 fprintf(fid,['  numerical_scheme = ', TIME_INTEGRATION.numerical_scheme,'\n']);
-fprintf(fid,'/');
+fprintf(fid,'/\n');
 
 fclose(fid);
 system(['cp fort*.90 ',BASIC.RESDIR,'/.']);