diff --git a/dunst.c b/dunst.c
index 3e06c16..899fd15 100644
--- a/dunst.c
+++ b/dunst.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ char
 
     free(str);
 
+    tmpString = string_replace("\n", " ", tmpString);
     /* remove tags */
     tmpString = string_replace("<b>", "", tmpString);
     tmpString = string_replace("</b>", "", tmpString);