diff --git a/internal/pkg/source/entry.go b/internal/pkg/source/entry.go
index 8844443..8d1d333 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/source/entry.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/source/entry.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package source
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/table"
 	"github.com/valyala/fastjson"
@@ -79,15 +81,29 @@ func ParseLogEntry(line json.RawMessage) LogEntry {
 		return LogEntry{
 			Line:    line,
 			Time:    "-",
-			Message: string(line),
+			Message: formatMessage(string(line)),
 			Level:   LevelUnknown,
 		}
 	}
 
 	return LogEntry{
 		Line:    line,
-		Time:    extractTime(value),
-		Message: extractMessage(value),
+		Time:    formatMessage(extractTime(value)),
+		Message: formatMessage(extractMessage(value)),
 		Level:   extractLevel(value),
 	}
 }
+
+func formatMessage(msg string) string {
+	msg = strings.NewReplacer("\n", "\\n", "\t", "\\t").Replace(msg)
+
+	msg = strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+		if unicode.IsPrint(r) {
+			return r
+		}
+
+		return -1
+	}, msg)
+
+	return msg
+}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/source/entry_test.go b/internal/pkg/source/entry_test.go
index 1da1a93..dd8b2ae 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/source/entry_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/source/entry_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ func TestParseLogEntry(t *testing.T) {
 
 			assert.Equal(t, "msg", logEntry.Message)
 		},
+	}, {
+		Name: "message_special_rune",
+		JSON: `{"message":"mes` + string(rune(1)) + `sage"}`,
+		Assert: func(tb testing.TB, logEntry source.LogEntry) {
+			tb.Helper()
+
+			assert.Equal(t, "message", logEntry.Message)
+		},
 	}, {
 		Name: "error",
 		JSON: `{"error":"error"}`,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/source/helper.go b/internal/pkg/source/helper.go
index bbfc78e..a7fa8ea 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/source/helper.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/source/helper.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 func extractTime(value *fastjson.Value) string {
 	timeValue := extractValue(value, "timestamp", "time", "t")
 	if timeValue != "" {
-		return strings.TrimSpace(timeValue)
+		return formatMessage(strings.TrimSpace(timeValue))
 	}
 
 	return "-"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func extractTime(value *fastjson.Value) string {
 func extractLevel(value *fastjson.Value) Level {
 	level := extractValue(value, "level", "lvl")
 
-	return ParseLevel(level)
+	return ParseLevel(formatMessage(level))
 }
 
 func extractValue(value *fastjson.Value, keys ...string) string {