diff --git a/src/dfmt.d b/src/dfmt.d
index 1c37f65..df9a8df 100644
--- a/src/dfmt.d
+++ b/src/dfmt.d
@@ -660,16 +660,14 @@ private:
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    if (config.braceStyle == BraceStyle.otbs)
+                    if (index > 0 && !justAddedExtraNewline && !peekBackIs(tok!"{") && !peekBackIs(tok!"}"))
                     {
-                        write(" ");
-                        write("{");
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        newline();
-                        write("{");
+                        if (config.braceStyle == BraceStyle.otbs)
+                            write(" ");
+                        else
+                            newline();
                     }
+                    write("{");
                     indentLevel++;
                     index++;
                     newline();
diff --git a/tests/issue0056.d b/tests/issue0056.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acfe8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue0056.d
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{{}}{}}
diff --git a/tests/issue0056.d.ref b/tests/issue0056.d.ref
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb0c65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue0056.d.ref
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    {
+        {
+        }
+    }
+    {
+    }
+}