diff --git a/tools/scripting_docs_gen/main.cpp b/tools/scripting_docs_gen/main.cpp
index 8b20c3efc7d..de1bef13294 100644
--- a/tools/scripting_docs_gen/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/scripting_docs_gen/main.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     std::string target_data = Writer::write_file_notice(page_template_filename) +  page_template;
 
     // Entries
-    replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSSUMMARY}", cl.summary, "None.");
-    replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSINSTANCES}", cl.instances, "None.");
+    replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSSUMMARY}", Writer::format_description(std::move(cl.summary)), "None.");
+    replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSINSTANCES}", Writer::format_description(std::move(cl.instances)), "None.");
     replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSINHERITANCE}", Writer::write_inheritance_list(classes, cl.base_classes, cl.derived_classes), "None.");
     replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSCONSTANTS}", Writer::write_constants_table(cl.constants), "None.");
     replace(target_data, "${SRG_CLASSVARIABLES}", Writer::write_variables_table(cl.variables), "None.");
diff --git a/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.cpp b/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.cpp
index 8b8a2ce4f15..f87fbc7eb5e 100644
--- a/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.cpp
+++ b/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 namespace Writer {
 
-static std::string format_description(std::string desc)
+std::string format_description(std::string desc)
 {
   replace(desc, "\"\"", "`");
   replace(desc, "NOTE:", "<br /><br />**NOTE:**");
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static std::string format_description(std::string desc)
   return desc;
 }
 
+
 std::string write_file_notice(const std::string& template_file)
 {
   std::stringstream notice;
diff --git a/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.hpp b/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.hpp
index a1e69fa4096..e4d7888b44a 100644
--- a/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.hpp
+++ b/tools/scripting_docs_gen/writer.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 namespace Writer
 {
+  std::string format_description(std::string desc);
+
   std::string write_file_notice(const std::string& template_file);
 
   std::string write_inheritance_list(const std::vector<Class>& classes,