diff --git a/app/models/polymorphic/email.rb b/app/models/polymorphic/email.rb
index 8ad68f3334..a3d226d994 100644
--- a/app/models/polymorphic/email.rb
+++ b/app/models/polymorphic/email.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def body_with_textile
     if defined?(RedCloth)
       RedCloth.new(body_without_textile).to_html.html_safe
     else
-      body_without_textile
+      body_without_textile.to_s.gsub("\n", "<br/>").html_safe
     end
   end
   alias_method_chain :body, :textile