diff --git a/src/coffea/lookup_tools/dense_mapped_lookup.py b/src/coffea/lookup_tools/dense_mapped_lookup.py
index 331a27202..017def5ac 100644
--- a/src/coffea/lookup_tools/dense_mapped_lookup.py
+++ b/src/coffea/lookup_tools/dense_mapped_lookup.py
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ def _evaluate(self, *args, ignore_missing=False, **kwargs):
         return out
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        myrepr = object.__repr__(self)
-        myrepr += f" {self._dimension} dimensional histogram with axes:\n"
+        myrepr = object.__repr__(self) + "\n"
+        myrepr += f"{self._dimension} dimensional histogram with axes:\n"
         temp = ""
         for idim, axis in enumerate(self._axes):
             temp += f"\t{idim + 1}: {axis}\n"