diff --git a/themes/default/elog.css b/themes/default/elog.css
index bb8d1472..94f2e837 100755
--- a/themes/default/elog.css
+++ b/themes/default/elog.css
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ td {
 
 .messagepre {
   font-family:'lucida console',courier,monospace;
+  white-space:pre-wrap;
 }
 
 /* frame around attachments */