diff --git a/frappy/gui/nodewidget.py b/frappy/gui/nodewidget.py
index 077f662..b04c21b 100644
--- a/frappy/gui/nodewidget.py
+++ b/frappy/gui/nodewidget.py
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ class NodeWidget(QWidget):
         self.descriptionEdit.setPlainText(
             self._node.properties.get('description','no description available'))
         self.hostLabel.setText(self._node.conn.uri)
-        self.protocolLabel.setText(self._node.conn.secop_version)
+        self.protocolLabel.setText(
+            # insert some invisible spaces to get better wrapping
+            self._node.conn.secop_version.replace(',', ',\N{ZERO WIDTH SPACE}'))
 
     def _set_node_state(self, nodename, online, state):
         p = self.palette()
diff --git a/frappy/gui/ui/nodewidget.ui b/frappy/gui/ui/nodewidget.ui
index fbff545..896912e 100644
--- a/frappy/gui/ui/nodewidget.ui
+++ b/frappy/gui/ui/nodewidget.ui
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
            <item row="1" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
              <property name="text">
-              <string>Protocoll Version:</string>
+              <string>Protocol version:</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>