diff --git a/src/components/registration/registration.js b/src/components/registration/registration.js
index ab6cd64d..8dc00420 100644
--- a/src/components/registration/registration.js
+++ b/src/components/registration/registration.js
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ const registration = {
   },
   computed: {
     token () { return this.$route.params.token },
+    bioPlaceholder () {
+      return this.$t('registration.bio_placeholder').replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, ' \n')
+    },
     ...mapState({
       registrationOpen: (state) => state.instance.registrationOpen,
       signedIn: (state) => !!state.users.currentUser,
diff --git a/src/components/registration/registration.vue b/src/components/registration/registration.vue
index e22b308d..110b27bf 100644
--- a/src/components/registration/registration.vue
+++ b/src/components/registration/registration.vue
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
             <div class='form-group'>
               <label class='form--label' for='bio'>{{$t('registration.bio')}} ({{$t('general.optional')}})</label>
-              <textarea :disabled="isPending" v-model='user.bio' class='form-control' id='bio' :placeholder="$t('registration.bio_placeholder')"></textarea>
+              <textarea :disabled="isPending" v-model='user.bio' class='form-control' id='bio' :placeholder="bioPlaceholder"></textarea>
             </div>
 
             <div class='form-group' :class="{ 'form-group--error': $v.user.password.$error }">
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index ecf9628f..c501c6a7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     "new_captcha": "Click the image to get a new captcha",
     "username_placeholder": "e.g. lain",
     "fullname_placeholder": "e.g. Lain Iwakura",
-    "bio_placeholder": "e.g.\nHi, I'm Lain\nI’m an anime girl living in suburban Japan. You may know me from the Wired.",
+    "bio_placeholder": "e.g.\nHi, I'm Lain.\nI’m an anime girl living in suburban Japan. You may know me from the Wired.",
     "validations": {
       "username_required": "cannot be left blank",
       "fullname_required": "cannot be left blank",