diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 081f53da2..50f8b5e8c 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def addWebLinks(content: str) -> str:
     if not ('https://' in content or 'http://' in content):
         return content
 
-    words=content.split(' ')
+    words=content.replace('\n',' --linebreak--').split(' ')
     replaceDict={}
     for w in words:
         if w.startswith('https://') or w.startswith('http://'):
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def addWebLinks(content: str) -> str:
             replaceDict[w]=markup
     for url,markup in replaceDict.items():
         content=content.replace(url,markup)
+    content=content.replace(' --linebreak--','<br>')
     return content
 
 def validHashTag(hashtag: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index cf2ccc1e7..e06dec028 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ from media import getAttachmentMediaType
 from delete import sendDeleteViaServer
 from inbox import validInbox
 from inbox import validInboxFilenames
+from content import addWebLinks
 
 testServerAliceRunning = False
 testServerBobRunning = False
@@ -1368,8 +1369,15 @@ def testActorParsing():
     nickname=getNicknameFromActor(actor)
     assert nickname=='othernick'
 
+def testWebLinks():
+    exampleText='This post has a web links https://somesite.net\n\nAnd some other text'
+    linkedText=addWebLinks(exampleText)
+    print(exampleText)
+    print(linkedText)
+    
 def runAllTests():
     print('Running tests...')
+    testWebLinks()
     testActorParsing()
     testHttpsig()
     testCache()