diff --git a/templates/bookmarks.tpl.php b/templates/bookmarks.tpl.php
index c95e129..299dc0a 100644
--- a/templates/bookmarks.tpl.php
+++ b/templates/bookmarks.tpl.php
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ if(isset($currenttag) && $currenttag!= '') {
 			$bkDescription = '-';
 		} else {
 			$bkDescription = preg_replace('|\[\/.*?\]|', '', filter($row['bDescription'])); // remove final anchor
-			$bkDescription = preg_replace('|\[(.*?)\]|', ' <br/><b>$1 </b>', $bkDescription); // highlight starting anchor
+			$bkDescription = preg_replace('|\[(.*?)\]|', ' <b>$1 </b>', $bkDescription); // highlight starting anchor
 		}
-		echo '<div class="description">'. $bkDescription ."</div>\n";
+		echo '<div class="description">'. nl2br($bkDescription) ."</div>\n";
 		//if(!isset($hash)) {
 			echo '<div class="address">'.shortenString($address).'</div>';
 		//}