diff --git a/invenio/lib/bibformat_elements/bfe_abstract.py b/invenio/lib/bibformat_elements/bfe_abstract.py
index 7102c86496..98ab75c9b5 100644
--- a/invenio/lib/bibformat_elements/bfe_abstract.py
+++ b/invenio/lib/bibformat_elements/bfe_abstract.py
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ def format_element(bfo, prefix_en, prefix_fr, suffix_en, suffix_fr, limit, max_c
 
     abstract_en = bfo.fields('520__a', escape=escape_mode_int)
     abstract_en.extend(bfo.fields('520__b', escape=escape_mode_int))
+    abstract_en = [line for abstract in abstract_en for line in abstract.split("\n") if line]
     abstract_en = separator_en.join(abstract_en)
 
     abstract_fr = bfo.fields('590__a', escape=escape_mode_int)
     abstract_fr.extend(bfo.fields('590__b', escape=escape_mode_int))
+    abstract_fr = [line for abstract in abstract_fr for line in abstract.split("\n") if line]
     abstract_fr = separator_fr.join(abstract_fr)
 
     if contextual == 'yes' and limit != "" and \
diff --git a/simplestore/etc/templates/deposits.html b/simplestore/etc/templates/deposits.html
index 01ba802625..e9f759b6a4 100644
--- a/simplestore/etc/templates/deposits.html
+++ b/simplestore/etc/templates/deposits.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ <h3 class="deposits-title">Latest Deposits</h3>
 				{% if dep.author %}
 				<li class="deposit-meta">by {{dep.author|safe}}</li>
 				{% endif %}
-				<li class="deposit-meta">{{dep.description}}</li>
+				<li class="deposit-meta">{{dep.description|safe}}</li>
 			</ul>
 		</li>
 		{% endfor %}