diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index efa6e2e16..f86984350 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ def config_func(lib, opts, args):
     # Dump configuration.
     else:
         config_out = config.dump(full=opts.defaults, redact=opts.redact)
-        if config_out != '{}\n':
+        if config_out.strip() != '{}':
             print_(util.text_string(config_out))
         else:
             print("Empty configuration")
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index c752f204b..cc86b0292 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Changelog
 New features:
 
 * When config is printed with no available configuration a new message is printed.
+  :bug: `3779`
 * :doc:`/plugins/chroma`: Update file metadata after generating fingerprints through the `submit` command.
 * :doc:`/plugins/lastgenre`: Added more heavy metal genres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres to genres.txt and genres-tree.yaml
 * :doc:`/plugins/subsonicplaylist`: import playlist from a subsonic server.