diff --git a/internal/expvarom/expvarom.go b/internal/expvarom/expvarom.go
index 12f9ce2..6197cc7 100644
--- a/internal/expvarom/expvarom.go
+++ b/internal/expvarom/expvarom.go
@@ -98,9 +98,8 @@ func MetricsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeVar(w, &v)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "# Generated by expvarom\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "# EXPERIMENTAL - Format is not fully standard yet\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "# Ignored variables: %q\n", ignored)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "# HELP generated_by expvarom\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "# HELP ignored_variables %q\n", ignored)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "# EOF\n") // Mandated by the standard.
 }
 
@@ -110,12 +109,12 @@ func writeVar(w io.Writer, v *exportedVar) {
 	}
 
 	if v.I != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %d\n\n", v.Name, v.I.Value())
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %d\n", v.Name, v.I.Value())
 		return
 	}
 
 	if v.F != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %g\n\n", v.Name, v.F.Value())
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s %g\n", v.Name, v.F.Value())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -139,9 +138,6 @@ func writeVar(w io.Writer, v *exportedVar) {
 				v.Name, v.LabelName, labelValue, vs)
 			count++
 		})
-		if count > 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n")
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/expvarom/expvarom_test.go b/internal/expvarom/expvarom_test.go
index b375ed9..b4be539 100644
--- a/internal/expvarom/expvarom_test.go
+++ b/internal/expvarom/expvarom_test.go
@@ -36,24 +36,16 @@ var (
 )
 
 const expected string = `_ame_5 5
-
 i3name 3
-
 nAme_4Z 4
-
 name_1z 1
-
 # HELP name_2 name with $
 name_2 2
-
 # HELP testF float test var
 testF 3.43434
-
 # HELP testI1 int test var
 testI1 1
-
 testI2 2
-
 # HELP testMF float map test var
 testMF{label="key2.0"} 6.6
 testMF{label="key2.1"} 6.61
@@ -63,17 +55,12 @@ testMF{label="key2.4-	"} 6.64
 testMF{label="key2.5-a\nb"} 6.65
 testMF{label="key2.6-a\"b"} 6.66
 testMF{label="key2.7-\\u00f1aca-A\\t\\xff\\xfe\\xfdB"} 6.67
-
 # HELP testMI int map test var
 testMI{label="key1"} 5
-
 testMXF{key="key4"} 8e-08
-
 testMXI{key="key3"} 7
-
-# Generated by expvarom
-# EXPERIMENTAL - Format is not fully standard yet
-# Ignored variables: ["cmdline" "memstats" "testS"]
+# HELP generated_by expvarom
+# HELP ignored_variables ["cmdline" "memstats" "testS"]
 # EOF
 `