diff --git a/functions.lua b/functions.lua
index bd9e1b3..6e117a7 100644
--- a/functions.lua
+++ b/functions.lua
@@ -1972,13 +1972,7 @@ yl_speak_up.save_changes_and_switch_to_other_dialog = function(player, fields, t
 		-- reverse the order of the changes in the log so that newest are topmost
 		local text = ""
 		for i,t in ipairs(yl_speak_up.npc_was_changed[ n_id ]) do
-			-- some entries may be more than one line long
-			local tmp = ""
-			local parts = string.split(t, "\n", false)
-			for i, part in ipairs(parts) do
-				tmp = tmp..minetest.formspec_escape(part)..","
-			end
-			text = tmp..text
+			text = minetest.formspec_escape(t).."\n"..text
 		end
 		-- build a formspec showing the changes to this dialog and ask for save
 		local formspec =
@@ -1989,7 +1983,8 @@ yl_speak_up.save_changes_and_switch_to_other_dialog = function(player, fields, t
 				" and "..target_name..".]"..
 			"label[0.2,0.65;These changes have been applied to dialog "..
 				minetest.formspec_escape(d_id)..":]"..
-			"textlist[0.2,1;13.5,4;list_of_changes;"..text.."]"..
+			"hypertext[0.2,1;13.5,4;list_of_changes;<normal>"..
+				minetest.formspec_escape(text) .. "\n</normal>".."]"..
 			"button[1.2,5.2;3,0.9;discard_dialog_changes;Discard changes]"..
 			"button[5.7,5.2;3,0.9;back_to_dialog_changes;Back]"..
 			"button[10.2,5.2;3,0.9;save_dialog_changes;Save changes]"..