diff --git a/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js b/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js
index b87c0135..933179da 100644
--- a/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js
+++ b/RIGS/static/js/interaction.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ function setupItemTable(items_json) {
     newitem = -1;
 }
 
+function nl2br (str, is_xhtml) {
+    var breakTag = (is_xhtml || typeof is_xhtml === 'undefined') ? '<br />' : '<br>';
+    return (str + '').replace(/([^>\r\n]?)(\r\n|\n\r|\r|\n)/g, '$1'+ breakTag +'$2');
+}
+
 function updatePrices() {
     // individual rows
     var sum = 0;
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ $('body').on('submit', '#item-form', function (e) {
     // update the table
     $row = $('#item-' + pk);
     $row.find('.name').html(fields.name);
-    $row.find('.description').html(fields.description);
+    $row.find('.description').html(nl2br(fields.description));
     $row.find('.cost').html(parseFloat(fields.cost).toFixed(2));
     $row.find('.quantity').html(fields.quantity);
 
diff --git a/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html b/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html
index 7f532dbb..b2e8ccad 100644
--- a/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html
+++ b/RIGS/templates/RIGS/event_form.html
@@ -323,9 +323,11 @@
     <div class="col-sm-12">
         <div class="panel panel-default form-hws form-is_rig  {% if object.pk and not object.is_rig %}hidden{% endif %}">
             <div class="panel-body">
-                <div class="form-group">
-                    <label for="{{ form.notes.id_for_label }}">{{ form.notes.label }}</label>
-                    {% render_field form.notes class+="form-control" %}
+                <div class="col-sm-12">
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <label for="{{ form.notes.id_for_label }}">{{ form.notes.label }}</label>
+                        {% render_field form.notes class+="form-control" %}
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 {% include "RIGS/item_table.html" %}
             </div>