diff --git a/src/components/structures/auth/forgot-password/VerifyEmailModal.tsx b/src/components/structures/auth/forgot-password/VerifyEmailModal.tsx
index 1f63d51bd97..d1de4ba4b3f 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/auth/forgot-password/VerifyEmailModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/auth/forgot-password/VerifyEmailModal.tsx
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export const VerifyEmailModal: React.FC<Props> = ({
             <h1>{_t("Verify your email to continue")}</h1>
             <p>
                 {_t(
-                    `We need to know it’s you before resetting your password.
-                    Click the link in the email we just sent to <b>%(email)s</b>`,
+                    "We need to know it’s you before resetting your password. " +
+                        "Click the link in the email we just sent to <b>%(email)s</b>",
                     {
                         email,
                     },
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index d894261c744..5d24382d047 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -3583,7 +3583,7 @@
     "The email address doesn't appear to be valid.": "The email address doesn't appear to be valid.",
     "Sign in instead": "Sign in instead",
     "Verify your email to continue": "Verify your email to continue",
-    "We need to know it’s you before resetting your password.\n                    Click the link in the email we just sent to <b>%(email)s</b>": "We need to know it’s you before resetting your password.\n                    Click the link in the email we just sent to <b>%(email)s</b>",
+    "We need to know it’s you before resetting your password. Click the link in the email we just sent to <b>%(email)s</b>": "We need to know it’s you before resetting your password. Click the link in the email we just sent to <b>%(email)s</b>",
     "Commands": "Commands",
     "Command Autocomplete": "Command Autocomplete",
     "Emoji Autocomplete": "Emoji Autocomplete",