diff --git a/isso/js/app/isso.js b/isso/js/app/isso.js
index 580cceb..0bec02e 100644
--- a/isso/js/app/isso.js
+++ b/isso/js/app/isso.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ define(["app/text/html", "app/dom", "app/utils", "app/config", "app/api", "app/m
                 api.view(comment.id, 1).then(function(rv) {
                     var textarea = lib.editorify($.new("div.textarea"));
 
-                    textarea.textContent = rv.text;
+                    textarea.innerHTML = utils.detext(rv.text);
                     textarea.focus();
 
                     text.classList.remove("text");
diff --git a/isso/js/app/utils.js b/isso/js/app/utils.js
index 4cf56cb..a7bbe59 100644
--- a/isso/js/app/utils.js
+++ b/isso/js/app/utils.js
@@ -48,9 +48,15 @@ define(["app/markup"], function(Mark) {
         return _.textContent.trim();
     };
 
+    var detext = function(text) {
+        return text.replace(/\n\n/gi, '<br><div><br></div>')
+                   .replace(/\n/gi, '<br>');
+    };
+
     return {
         cookie: cookie,
         ago: ago,
-        text: text
+        text: text,
+        detext: detext
     };
 });