diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b0f67fce5..0f72bfbc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -474,13 +474,28 @@ The options are described in more detail below.
 
 		/path/to/recording-pcap.pcap
 
+
+		first SDP answer
+
+		second SDP answer
+
+		...
+
+		n-th and final SDP answer
+
+
 		start timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)
 		end timestamp   (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)
 
+
 		generic metadata
 
-	Metadata files will appear in the subdirectory when the call completes.
-	PCAP files will be written to the subdirectory as the call is being recorded.
+    There are two empty lines between each logic block of metadata.
+    We write out all answer SDP, each separated from one another by one empty
+    line. The generic metadata at the end can be any length with any number of
+    lines. Metadata files will appear in the subdirectory when the call
+    completes. PCAP files will be written to the subdirectory as the call is
+    being recorded.
 
 A typical command line (enabling both UDP and NG protocols) thus may look like:
 
diff --git a/daemon/recording.c b/daemon/recording.c
index e635265bf..cf5e46e4a 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.c
+++ b/daemon/recording.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ str *init_write_pcap_file(struct call *call) {
 	if (pcap_path != NULL && call->recording->recording_pdumper != NULL
 	    && call->recording->meta_fp) {
 		// Write the location of the PCAP file to the metadata file
-		fprintf(call->recording->meta_fp, "%s\n", pcap_path->s);
+		fprintf(call->recording->meta_fp, "%s\n\n", pcap_path->s);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ int meta_finish_file(struct call *call) {
 		}
 		timeinfo = localtime(&start);
 		strftime(timebuffer, 20, "%FT%T", timeinfo);
-		fprintf(recording->meta_fp, "\n%s\n", timebuffer);
+		fprintf(recording->meta_fp, "\n\n%s\n", timebuffer);
 		timeinfo = localtime(&end);
 		strftime(timebuffer, 20, "%FT%T", timeinfo);
 		fprintf(recording->meta_fp, "%s\n", timebuffer);
 
 		// Print metadata
-		fprintf(recording->meta_fp, "\n%s\n", recording->metadata->s);
+		fprintf(recording->meta_fp, "\n\n%s\n", recording->metadata->s);
 		free(recording->metadata);
 		fclose(recording->meta_fp);
 
diff --git a/daemon/recording.h b/daemon/recording.h
index 92ba08542..824d8132e 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.h
+++ b/daemon/recording.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ int detect_setup_recording(struct call *call, str recordcall);
  *
  *     /path/to/recording-pcap.pcap
  *
+ *
  *     first SDP answer
  *
  *     second SDP answer
@@ -59,11 +60,15 @@ int detect_setup_recording(struct call *call, str recordcall);
  *
  *     n-th and final SDP answer
  *
+ *
  *     start timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)
  *     end timestamp   (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss)
  *
+ *
  *     generic metadata
  *
+ * There are two empty lines between each logic block of metadata.
+ * The generic metadata at the end can be any length with any number of lines.
  * Temporary files go in /tmp/. They will end up in
  * ${RECORDING_DIR}/metadata/. They are named like:
  * ${CALL_ID}-${RAND-HEX}.pcap