diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 9c11fa98..e347d334 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -528,7 +528,9 @@ parseList() {
   # 1. Remove all domains containing invalid characters. Valid are: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, dot (.), minus (-), underscore (_)
   # 2. Append ,adlistID to every line
   # 3. Ensures there is a newline on the last line
-  sed -e "/[^a-zA-Z0-9.\_-]/d;s/$/,${adlistID}/;/.$/a\\" "${src}" >> "${target}"
+  # sed -e "/[^a-zA-Z0-9.\_-]/d;s/$/,${adlistID}/;/.$/a\\" "${src}" >> "${target}"
+  # previous line modified 20/04/2022, see https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/issues/4701
+  sed -e "/[^a-zA-Z0-9.\_-]/d;s/\.$//;s/$/,${adlistID}/;/.$/a\\" "${src}" >> "${target}"
   # Find (up to) five domains containing invalid characters (see above)
   incorrect_lines="$(sed -e "/[^a-zA-Z0-9.\_-]/!d" "${src}" | head -n 5)"