diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/README.md b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/README.md
index e53dfcffd..001361ff7 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/README.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ type a = string | number | object | boolean;
 ## ✅ Example of correct code
 
 ```js
-type a = string
+type a =
+    | string
     | number
     | object
     | boolean;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.js b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.js
index 069626ebb..ac672333b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.js
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ module.exports.filter = ({text, node}) => {
     return regExp.test(text);
 };
 
-module.exports.fix = ({text}) => {
-    return text.replace(/\s\|/g, '\n    |');
-};
+module.exports.fix = ({text}) => '\n    | ' + text.replace(/\s\|/g, '\n    |');
 
 module.exports.include = () => [
     'TSUnionType',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.spec.js b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.spec.js
index 5e31b88b8..fd7cd8a79 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/lib/add-newlines-between-types-in-union/index.spec.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ ruleTester.run('add-newlines-between-types-in-union', rule, {
             type a = string | boolean | number | object;
         `,
         output: montag`
-            type a = string
+            type a = 
+                | string
                 | boolean
                 | number
                 | object;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/test/fixture/add-newlines-between-types-in-union-fix.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/test/fixture/add-newlines-between-types-in-union-fix.ts
index 62316395f..2f18eb205 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/test/fixture/add-newlines-between-types-in-union-fix.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-putout/test/fixture/add-newlines-between-types-in-union-fix.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-type a = string
+type a =
+    | string
     | boolean
     | object
     | number;