diff --git a/app/helpers/bulk_update_requests_helper.rb b/app/helpers/bulk_update_requests_helper.rb
index c84b6163a..3c19f847f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/bulk_update_requests_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/bulk_update_requests_helper.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 module BulkUpdateRequestsHelper
+  def script_with_line_breaks(script)
+    escaped_script = script.gsub(/&/, "&amp;").gsub(/</, "&lt;").gsub(/>/, "&gt;")
+    escaped_script.gsub(/\n/m, "<br>").html_safe
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/bulk_update_requests/index.html.erb b/app/views/bulk_update_requests/index.html.erb
index 7e138678b..a8ecfe89d 100644
--- a/app/views/bulk_update_requests/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bulk_update_requests/index.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           <tr id="request-<%= request.id %>">
             <td><%= link_to_user(request.user) %></td>
             <td><%= link_to(request.forum_topic_id, forum_topic_path(request.forum_topic_id)) %></td>
-            <td><%= request.script %></td>
+            <td><%= script_with_line_breaks(request.script) %></td>
             <td><%= request.status %></td>
             <td>
               <% if CurrentUser.is_moderator? && request.status == "pending" %>