diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
index 42a0d29286..eb8bab36e0 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 <Col
                   md={ 6 }
                   mdOffset={ 3 }
+                  style={{ whiteSpace: 'pre-line' }}
                   xs={ 12 }>
                   <p>{ description }</p>
                 </Col>