diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php
index 07ff558f8..09a891d35 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/View/helpers/string.php
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ $this->addHelperFunction('ellipsis', function ($string, $maxLength, $ellipsis =
 });
 
 $this->addHelperFunction('nl2br', function ($string) {
-   return str_replace(array('\r\n', '\r', '\n'), '<br>', $string);
+   return nl2br(str_replace(array('\r\n', '\r', '\n'), '<br>', $string), false);
 });