diff --git a/templates/email/default/_email_comment_list.html b/templates/email/default/_email_comment_list.html
index efbb3e8daeb..49076c2b35f 100644
--- a/templates/email/default/_email_comment_list.html
+++ b/templates/email/default/_email_comment_list.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <img style="[% list_item_photo_style %]" src="[% inline_image(update.get_first_image_fp) %]" alt="">
       </a>
     [%~ END %]
-      <p style="[% list_item_p_style %]">&ldquo;[% update.item_text | html %]&rdquo;</p>
+      [% update.item_text | html_para | replace('<p>', '<p style="' _ list_item_p_style _ '">&ldquo;') %]
       <p style="[% list_item_date_style %]">
         [%~ update.item_name | html IF update.item_name AND NOT update.item_anonymous -%]
         [% '(' _ cobrand.prettify_dt(update.confirmed) _ ') ' IF cobrand.include_time_in_update_alerts -%]
diff --git a/templates/email/default/_email_report_list.html b/templates/email/default/_email_report_list.html
index 5f7f67864d4..5a43ce7eabd 100644
--- a/templates/email/default/_email_report_list.html
+++ b/templates/email/default/_email_report_list.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h2 style="[% list_item_h2_style %]">
       [%~ report.title | html ~%]
     </a>
   </h2>
-  <p style="[% list_item_p_style %]">[% report.detail | html %]</p>
+  [% report.detail | html_para | replace('<p>', '<p style="' _ list_item_p_style _ '">') %]
   <p style="[% list_item_date_style %]">
     [% cobrand.prettify_dt( report.confirmed ) %].
     [% report.nearest %]