diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/messages/SheetController.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/messages/SheetController.java
index 3a390f68adbb..c9a92897df7a 100755
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/messages/SheetController.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/messages/SheetController.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class SheetController implements Disposable {
 
   private static final int GAP_BETWEEN_BUTTONS = 5;
 
-  private static final String SPACE_OR_LINE_SEPARATOR_PATTERN = "[\\s" + System.getProperty("line.separator") + "]+";
+  private static final String SPACE_OR_LINE_SEPARATOR_PATTERN = "([\\s" + System.getProperty("line.separator") + "]|(<br ?/?>))+";
 
   // SHEET
   public int SHEET_WIDTH = 400;