diff --git a/internal/format/format.go b/internal/format/format.go
index 12813a0..f06edce 100644
--- a/internal/format/format.go
+++ b/internal/format/format.go
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ func FormatHtml2Text(htmlText string, width, leftPadding int) string {
 	return wrapped
 }
 
+func FormatText(plainText string, width, leftPadding int) string {
+	wrapped, _ := text.WrapLeftPadded(
+		GreenTextIt(strings.ReplaceAll(plainText, "\r\n", "\n")),
+		width,
+		leftPadding,
+	)
+	return wrapped
+}
+
 func Min(a, b int) int {
 	if a < b {
 		return a
diff --git a/internal/lobsters/fetch.go b/internal/lobsters/fetch.go
index 6ad3777..7e7ba42 100644
--- a/internal/lobsters/fetch.go
+++ b/internal/lobsters/fetch.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func Fetch(rawUrl, userAgent string, timeout time.Duration) (*Thread, error) {
 	thread := Thread{}
 	thread.op = Op{
 		createdAt: gjson.Get(jsonRaw, "created_at").Time(),
-		message:   gjson.Get(jsonRaw, "description").String(),
+		message:   gjson.Get(jsonRaw, "description_plain").String(),
 		nComments: int(gjson.Get(jsonRaw, "comment_count").Int()),
 		score:     int(gjson.Get(jsonRaw, "score").Int()),
 		self:      rawUrl,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func Fetch(rawUrl, userAgent string, timeout time.Duration) (*Thread, error) {
 		thread.insert(Comment{
 			createdAt: comment.Get("created_at").Time(),
 			id:        comment.Get("short_id").String(),
-			message:   comment.Get("comment").String(),
+			message:   comment.Get("comment_plain").String(),
 			parent:    comment.Get("parent_comment").String(),
 			score:     int(comment.Get("score").Int()),
 			thread:    &thread,
diff --git a/internal/lobsters/format.go b/internal/lobsters/format.go
index 221cdaa..f49ad59 100644
--- a/internal/lobsters/format.go
+++ b/internal/lobsters/format.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (o Op) String() (ret string) {
 	}
 	ret += fmt.Sprintf(
 		"\n%s\n\n",
-		format.FormatHtml2Text(o.message, o.thread.LineWidth, o.thread.LeftPadding),
+		format.FormatText(o.message, o.thread.LineWidth, o.thread.LeftPadding),
 	)
 	ret += fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s  - %s \n\n\n",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (c Comment) String() (ret string) {
 	) - rightPadding
 	ret += fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s\n",
-		format.FormatHtml2Text(c.message, lineWidth, leftPadding+extraLeft),
+		format.FormatText(c.message, lineWidth, leftPadding+extraLeft),
 	)
 	ret += strings.Repeat(" ", leftPadding)
 	ret += ">>"