diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
index 0561e53791e..b5bbdb8b69f 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ Traitors and the like can also be revived with the previous role mostly intact.
 		if(! (C.stat & (BROKEN|NOPOWER) ) )
 			var/obj/item/weapon/paper/P = new /obj/item/weapon/paper( C.loc )
 			P.name = "'[command_name()] Update.'"
-			P.info = input
+			P.info = replacetext(input, "\n", "<br/>")
+			P.update_space(P.info)
 			P.update_icon()
 			C.messagetitle.Add("[command_name()] Update")
 			C.messagetext.Add(P.info)