diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7af6ab1c..991238387 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 - Fix invalid range for `definition`. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/781
 - Don't emit object keys in uppercase as namespace. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/798
+- Fix accidental output of extra `|` when producing exhaustive switch code for polyvariants. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-vscode/pull/805
 
 ## 1.18.0
 
diff --git a/analysis/src/CompletionBackEnd.ml b/analysis/src/CompletionBackEnd.ml
index 2cf5d183f..a510fb15a 100644
--- a/analysis/src/CompletionBackEnd.ml
+++ b/analysis/src/CompletionBackEnd.ml
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ let rec processCompletable ~debug ~full ~scope ~env ~pos ~forHover completable =
                  ~cases:
                    (v.constructors
                    |> List.map (fun (constructor : polyVariantConstructor) ->
-                          "| #" ^ constructor.name
+                          "#" ^ constructor.name
                           ^
                           match constructor.args with
                           | [] -> ""
diff --git a/analysis/tests/src/expected/ExhaustiveSwitch.res.txt b/analysis/tests/src/expected/ExhaustiveSwitch.res.txt
index 17b977cf9..96d3bc612 100644
--- a/analysis/tests/src/expected/ExhaustiveSwitch.res.txt
+++ b/analysis/tests/src/expected/ExhaustiveSwitch.res.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Path withSomePol
     "detail": "insert exhaustive switch for value",
     "documentation": null,
     "filterText": "withSomePoly",
-    "insertText": "withSomePoly {\n   | | #one => ${1:failwith(\"todo\")}\n   | | #three(_) => ${2:failwith(\"todo\")}\n   | | #two => ${3:failwith(\"todo\")}\n   }",
+    "insertText": "withSomePoly {\n   | #one => ${1:failwith(\"todo\")}\n   | #three(_) => ${2:failwith(\"todo\")}\n   | #two => ${3:failwith(\"todo\")}\n   }",
     "insertTextFormat": 2
   }]