diff --git a/whisper/utils.py b/whisper/utils.py
index 1e35471..87c91f2 100644
--- a/whisper/utils.py
+++ b/whisper/utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def format_timestamp(seconds: float, always_include_hours: bool = False, decimal
     seconds = milliseconds // 1_000
     milliseconds -= seconds * 1_000
 
-    hours_marker = f"{hours}:" if always_include_hours or hours > 0 else ""
+    hours_marker = f"{hours:02d}:" if always_include_hours or hours > 0 else ""
     return f"{hours_marker}{minutes:02d}:{seconds:02d}{decimal_marker}{milliseconds:03d}"
 
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def write_vtt(transcript: Iterator[dict], file: TextIO):
     for segment in transcript:
         print(
             f"{format_timestamp(segment['start'])} --> {format_timestamp(segment['end'])}\n"
-            f"{segment['text'].replace('-->', '->')}\n",
+            f"{segment['text'].strip().replace('-->', '->')}\n",
             file=file,
             flush=True,
         )