diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 1f453f1..7d8ef09 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -5170,7 +5170,8 @@ int MainWindow::writeMessageTextToUI(QDateTime date, QString text, int freq, boo
         c.insertText(text);
     } else {
         text = text.toHtmlEscaped();
-        text = text.replace(" ", " ");
+        text = text.replace("   ", "   ");
+        text = text.replace("  ", "  ");
         if(bold){
             text = QString("<strong>%1</strong>").arg(text);
         }