diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/pom.xml b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/pom.xml
index 71f7bedac0..8e53b6c82f 100644
--- a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/pom.xml
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>textmerger</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>7.1.0</version>
+  <version>7.1.1</version>
   <name>CobiGen - Text Merger Plug-in</name>
   <description>CobiGen - Text Merger Plug-in</description>
 
diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppender.java b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppender.java
index e2ba0bafca..ccf123352c 100644
--- a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppender.java
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppender.java
@@ -77,22 +77,22 @@ public String merge(File base, String patch, String targetCharset) throws MergeE
         String mergedString;
         String lineDelimiterBase;
 
-        Path path = Paths.get(base.getAbsolutePath());
+        Path basePath = Paths.get(base.getAbsolutePath());
 
         try {
             mergedString = FileUtils.readFileToString(base, targetCharset);
-            lineDelimiterBase = SystemUtil.determineLineDelimiter(path, targetCharset);
+            lineDelimiterBase = SystemUtil.determineLineDelimiter(basePath, targetCharset);
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new MergeException(base, "Could not read base file.", e);
         }
         try {
-            if (lineDelimiterBase.isEmpty()) {
-                lineDelimiterBase = System.lineSeparator();
+            if (lineDelimiterBase == null) {
+                mergedString = merge(mergedString, patch, lineDelimiterBase);
+            } else {
+                mergedString =
+                    merge(mergedString, StringUtil.consolidateLineEndings(patch, lineDelimiterBase), lineDelimiterBase);
             }
-
-            mergedString =
-                merge(mergedString, StringUtil.consolidateLineEndings(patch, lineDelimiterBase), lineDelimiterBase);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new MergeException(base, e.getMessage(), e);
         }
diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppenderTest.java b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppenderTest.java
index c3562a4401..cb80dd85fd 100644
--- a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppenderTest.java
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/textmerger/TextAppenderTest.java
@@ -316,6 +316,21 @@ public void testMerge_normalizeToBaseLineDelimiter() throws Exception {
             .isEqualTo(FileUtils.readFileToString(new File(testFileRootPath + "MergedBaseLineDelimiter.txt")));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests if a merge of a base file without line endings with a patch file with line endings will create a
+     * valid result
+     * @throws Exception
+     *             if errors occur while merging
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testMerge_noBaseLineDelimiterToConsolidate() throws Exception {
+        TextAppender appender = new TextAppender("textmerge_append", false);
+        String mergedString = appender.merge(new File(testFileRootPath + "TestBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt"),
+            FileUtils.readFileToString(new File(testFileRootPath + "PatchBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt")), "UTF-8");
+        assertThat(mergedString)
+            .isEqualTo(FileUtils.readFileToString(new File(testFileRootPath + "MergedBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt")));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper method that creates a String matching the usual look of a merge exception
      * @param base
diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/MergedBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/MergedBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bfeb69237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/MergedBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ab
+c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/PatchBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/PatchBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..588234ab44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/PatchBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+b
+c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/TestBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/TestBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e65efe2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-textmerger/src/test/resources/TestBaseNoLineDelimiter.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc b/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc
index c3ee54d21f..e755514e74 100644
--- a/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc
+++ b/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DISCLAIMER: All Cobigen plugins are compatible with the latest release of Devonf
 * CobiGen - XML Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - TypeScript Plug-in v7.1.0
 * CobiGen - Property Plug-in v7.1.0
-* CobiGen - Text Merger v7.1.0
+* CobiGen - Text Merger v7.1.1
 * CobiGen - JSON Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - HTML Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - Open API Plug-in v7.1.0