diff --git a/rowers/emails.py b/rowers/emails.py
index 4be99e9d..1203a3bd 100644
--- a/rowers/emails.py
+++ b/rowers/emails.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def textify(html):
     return text_only.replace('\n ', '\n').strip()
 
 def newlinetobr(html):
+    html =  html.replace('\n\n','<br>')
     return html.replace('\n','<br>')
 
 def send_template_email(from_email,to_email,subject,