diff --git a/www/static/style.css b/www/static/style.css
index ee41005..07199d1 100644
--- a/www/static/style.css
+++ b/www/static/style.css
@@ -220,3 +220,8 @@
 	display: table-column;
 	width: 200px;
 }
+
+.msgbody {
+	background-color: black;
+	color: white;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www_msgs.c b/www_msgs.c
index d44cc8d..dda1261 100644
--- a/www_msgs.c
+++ b/www_msgs.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ char *www_msgs_messageview(struct user_record *user, int conference, int area, i
 		}	
 		strcat(page, buffer);
 		len += strlen(buffer);
-		sprintf(buffer, "<div id=\"msgbody\">\n");
+		sprintf(buffer, "<div id=\"msgbody\"><pre>\n");
 		if (len + strlen(buffer) > max_len - 1) {
 			max_len += 4096;
 			page = (char *)realloc(page, max_len);
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ char *www_msgs_messageview(struct user_record *user, int conference, int area, i
 		free(aha_out);
 		free(aha_text);
 		
-		sprintf(buffer, "</div>\n");
+		sprintf(buffer, "</pre></div>\n");
 		if (len + strlen(buffer) > max_len - 1) {
 			max_len += 4096;
 			page = (char *)realloc(page, max_len);