diff --git a/byg/src/Byg/Functions/Pandoc.hs b/byg/src/Byg/Functions/Pandoc.hs
index 1dd6297..ae16753 100644
--- a/byg/src/Byg/Functions/Pandoc.hs
+++ b/byg/src/Byg/Functions/Pandoc.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ runPandoc m = case P.runPure m of
 
 readMarkdown :: TokenableTo Text a => a -> DepGenM (Token Pandoc)
 readMarkdown = onToken $ runPandoc . P.readMarkdown settings
-  where settings = P.def { P.readerExtensions = P.extensionsFromList [ P.Ext_raw_html ] }
+  where settings = P.def { P.readerExtensions = P.extensionsFromList
+                           [ P.Ext_raw_html
+                           , P.Ext_escaped_line_breaks
+                           ] }
 
 writeHtml :: TokenableTo Pandoc a => a -> DepGenM (Token Text)
 writeHtml = onToken $ runPandoc . P.writeHtml5String P.def