diff --git a/src/components/Event.tsx b/src/components/Event.tsx
index 865fda8..3dd623b 100644
--- a/src/components/Event.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Event.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Event extends React.PureComponent {
           <div><u>{this.props.item.location}</u></div>
         </PimItemHeader>
         <div style={style.content}>
-          <div>{this.props.item.description}</div>
+          <pre>{this.props.item.description}</pre>
           {(this.props.item.attendees.length > 0) && (
             <div>Attendees: {this.props.item.attendees.map((x) => (x.getFirstValue())).join(', ')}</div>)}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Task.tsx b/src/components/Task.tsx
index 069a55d..6c88c7d 100644
--- a/src/components/Task.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Task.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Task extends React.PureComponent {
           <div><u>{this.props.item.location}</u></div>
         </PimItemHeader>
         <div style={style.content}>
-          <div>{this.props.item.description}</div>
+          <pre>{this.props.item.description}</pre>
           {(this.props.item.attendees.length > 0) && (
             <div>Attendees: {this.props.item.attendees.map((x) => (x.getFirstValue())).join(', ')}</div>)}
         </div>