diff --git a/palantir-java-format/src/main/java/com/palantir/javaformat/OpsBuilder.java b/palantir-java-format/src/main/java/com/palantir/javaformat/OpsBuilder.java
index 322242c8a..570205d61 100644
--- a/palantir-java-format/src/main/java/com/palantir/javaformat/OpsBuilder.java
+++ b/palantir-java-format/src/main/java/com/palantir/javaformat/OpsBuilder.java
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ public void token(
             Indent plusIndentCommentsBefore,
             Optional<Indent> breakAndIndentTrailingComment) {
         ImmutableList<? extends Input.Token> tokens = input.getTokens();
-        if (token.equals(peekToken().orElse(null))) { // Found the input token. Output it.
+        if (token.equals(peekToken().orElse(null))
+                || (token.isEmpty() && peekToken().equals(Optional.of("_")))) { // Found the input token. Output it.
             add(Token.make(
                     tokens.get(tokenI++),
                     RealOrImaginary.REAL,