diff --git a/src/commands/export.ts b/src/commands/export.ts
index 48ea348..11e5efe 100644
--- a/src/commands/export.ts
+++ b/src/commands/export.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class Export extends HackMDCommand {
     try {
       const APIClient = await this.getAPIClient()
       const note = await APIClient.getNote(noteId)
-      this.log(note.content)
+      process.stdout.write(note.content)
     } catch (error) {
       this.log('Export note content failed')
       this.error(error as Error)
diff --git a/test/export.test.ts b/test/export.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e8b62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/export.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import {expect} from 'chai'
+
+import Export from '../src/commands/export'
+
+async function captureExport(content: string): Promise<string> {
+  const stdoutDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, 'stdout')
+  if (!stdoutDescriptor) throw new Error('process.stdout descriptor is unavailable')
+
+  let output = ''
+  Object.defineProperty(process, 'stdout', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: {
+      write(chunk: string) {
+        output += chunk
+        return true
+      },
+    },
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const command = {
+      error(error: Error | string): never {
+        throw typeof error === 'string' ? new Error(error) : error
+      },
+      getAPIClient: async () => ({
+        getNote: async () => ({content}),
+      }),
+      log: (message = '') => process.stdout.write(`${message}\n`),
+      parse: async () => ({flags: {noteId: 'note-id'}}),
+    } as unknown as Export
+
+    await Export.prototype.run.call(command)
+  } finally {
+    Object.defineProperty(process, 'stdout', stdoutDescriptor)
+  }
+
+  return output
+}
+
+describe('Export note content', () => {
+  it('preserves content without a trailing newline', async () => {
+    const content = '# Exported note\n\nNo trailing newline.'
+
+    expect(await captureExport(content)).to.equal(content)
+  })
+
+  it('preserves content with a trailing newline', async () => {
+    const content = '# Exported note\n\nTrailing newline.\n'
+
+    expect(await captureExport(content)).to.equal(content)
+  })
+
+  it('preserves empty content', async () => {
+    expect(await captureExport('')).to.equal('')
+  })
+})