diff --git a/app/views/receipt_mailer/receipt_email.html.erb b/app/views/receipt_mailer/receipt_email.html.erb
index 25efb956..ad4f5bfd 100644
--- a/app/views/receipt_mailer/receipt_email.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/receipt_mailer/receipt_email.html.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The information we have on record is listed below.</p>
 <strong>ORCID iD:</strong> <%= @user.orcid %><br>
 </p>
 
-<p style="margin-left: 40px;">
+<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
 <strong>Thesis title:</strong> <%= @thesis.title %><br>
 <strong>Name as it appears on your thesis:</strong> <%= @user.preferred_name %><br>
 <strong>Co-author:</strong> <%= @thesis.coauthors %><br>
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ The information we have on record is listed below.</p>
 <strong>Copyright holder:</strong> <%= @thesis.copyright.holder %><br>
 <strong>License:</strong> <%= @thesis.license_id? ? @thesis.license.display_description : "" %><br>
 <strong>Thesis supervisors:</strong> <%= @thesis.advisors.map { |a| a.name }.join('; ') %><br>
-<strong>Abstract:</strong> <%= @thesis.abstract %><br>
+<strong>Abstract:</strong><br>
+<%= simple_format(@thesis.abstract, {}, wrapper_tag: "p") %>
 <strong>Notes:</strong> <%= @thesis.author_note %><br>
-</p>
+</div>
 
 <p>Let us know if you have any questions. And again, congratulations 
 on finishing (or almost finishing) your degree!</p>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/receipt_mailer/receipt_email b/test/fixtures/receipt_mailer/receipt_email
index f144efed..64773711 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/receipt_mailer/receipt_email
+++ b/test/fixtures/receipt_mailer/receipt_email
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The information we have on record is listed below.</p>
 <strong>ORCID iD:</strong> <br>
 </p>
 
-<p style="margin-left: 40px;">
+<div style="margin-left: 40px;">
 <strong>Thesis title:</strong> MyString<br>
 <strong>Name as it appears on your thesis:</strong> Robot, Admin<br>
 <strong>Co-author:</strong> My co-author<br>
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ The information we have on record is listed below.</p>
 <strong>Copyright holder:</strong> MIT<br>
 <strong>License:</strong> No Creative Commons License<br>
 <strong>Thesis supervisors:</strong> Addy McAdvisor<br>
-<strong>Abstract:</strong> MyText<br>
+<strong>Abstract:</strong><br>
+<p>MyText</p>
 <strong>Notes:</strong> <br>
-</p>
+</div>
 
 <p>Let us know if you have any questions. And again, congratulations 
 on finishing (or almost finishing) your degree!</p>