diff --git a/misc/cronjobs/overdue_notices.pl b/misc/cronjobs/overdue_notices.pl
index 598f9224a9..5da424ebe2 100755
--- a/misc/cronjobs/overdue_notices.pl
+++ b/misc/cronjobs/overdue_notices.pl
@@ -765,7 +765,10 @@ sub prepare_letter_for_printing {
         }
     } elsif ( exists $params->{'outputformat'} && $params->{'outputformat'} eq 'html' ) {
       $return = "<pre>\n";
-      $return .= "$params->{'letter'}->{'content'}\n";
+      my $content = $params->{'letter'}->{'content'};
+      $content=~s/\n/<br \/>/g;
+      $content=~s/\r//g;
+      $return .= "$content\n";
       $return .= "\n</pre>\n";
     } else {
         $return .= "$params->{'letter'}->{'content'}\n";