diff --git a/app/views/badges/_badge.html.erb b/app/views/badges/_badge.html.erb
index 28391b17ece6e0b9cb46e4819a4070e0953b8f04..06674114b95642584e7d7817c92703191a6267cf 100644
--- a/app/views/badges/_badge.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/badges/_badge.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <% end %>
     <%= badge.title unless is_small %>
   </span>
-  <span class="tooltip-text">
+  <span style="white-space: normal;" class="tooltip-text">
     <%= is_small ?
           "This user has been awarded the '#{badge.title}' badge."
           : badge.description %>