diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index b6ea54e9a9..6a80b96a0c 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 			</div>
 
 		{% if not (v and v.id == c.author_id) %}
-			<div class="d-none card rounded border my-2 p-3" id="markdown-{{c.id}}">
+			<div class="d-none card rounded border my-2 p-3" style="white-space:pre" id="markdown-{{c.id}}">
 				{{c.body}}
 			</div>
 		{% endif %}