diff --git a/witchie/output.py b/witchie/output.py
index 6fa0583..da8d66a 100644
--- a/witchie/output.py
+++ b/witchie/output.py
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ STYLE_TAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r"""
     >           # literal
 """, re.X)
 
-TERM_WIDTH = os.getenv('TERM_WIDTH')
-try:
-    TERM_WIDTH = int(TERM_WIDTH)
-except:
-    terminal_size = shutil.get_terminal_size()
-    TERM_WIDTH = terminal_size.columns
+
+def get_term_width():
+    term_width = os.getenv('TERM_WIDTH')
+    try:
+        term_width = int(term_width)
+    except:
+        terminal_size = shutil.get_terminal_size()
+        term_width = terminal_size.columns
+    return term_width
 
 
 def colorize(message):
@@ -157,14 +160,14 @@ def print_instance(instance: Instance):
     if instance.description:
         for paragraph in re.split(r"[\r\n]+", instance.description.strip()):
             paragraph = get_text(paragraph)
-            print_out(textwrap.fill(paragraph, width=TERM_WIDTH))
+            print_out(textwrap.fill(paragraph, width=get_term_width()))
             print_out()
 
     if instance.rules:
         print_out("Rules:")
         for ordinal, rule in enumerate(instance.rules):
             ordinal = f"{ordinal + 1}."
-            lines = textwrap.wrap(rule.text, TERM_WIDTH - len(ordinal))
+            lines = textwrap.wrap(rule.text, get_term_width() - len(ordinal))
             first = True
             for line in lines:
                 if first:
@@ -283,7 +286,7 @@ def print_search_results(results):
         print_out("<yellow>Nothing found</yellow>")
 
 
-def print_status(status: Status, width: int = TERM_WIDTH, padding: int = 0):
+def print_status(status: Status, width: int = get_term_width(), padding: int = 0):
     status_id = status.original.id
     in_reply_to_id = status.in_reply_to_id
     reblogged_by = status.account if status.reblog else None
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ def print_status(status: Status, width: int = TERM_WIDTH, padding: int = 0):
     )
 
 
-def print_html(text, width=TERM_WIDTH, padding=0):
+def print_html(text, width=get_term_width(), padding=0):
     first = True
     for paragraph in html_to_paragraphs(text):
         if not first:
@@ -384,7 +387,8 @@ def print_poll(poll: Poll):
     print_out(poll_footer)
 
 
-def print_timeline(items: Iterable[Status], width=TERM_WIDTH, padding=0):
+def print_timeline(items: Iterable[Status], padding=0):
+    width = get_term_width()
     width -= padding
     if padding:
         first_paddings = "│" * (padding - 1) + "┌"
@@ -406,8 +410,8 @@ def print_tree(tree, depth=0):
         paddings = "│" * (depth - 1) + "└"
     else:
         paddings = ""
-    print_status(tree['status'], TERM_WIDTH - depth, padding=depth)
-    print_out(paddings + "─" * (TERM_WIDTH - depth))
+    print_status(tree['status'], get_term_width() - depth, padding=depth)
+    print_out(paddings + "─" * (get_term_width() - depth))
     for reply in tree['replies']:
         print_tree(reply, depth + 1)
 
@@ -420,7 +424,8 @@ notification_msgs = {
 }
 
 
-def print_notification(notification: Notification, width=TERM_WIDTH):
+def print_notification(notification: Notification):
+    width = get_term_width()
     account = f"{notification.account.display_name} @{notification.account.acct}"
     msg = notification_msgs.get(notification.type)
     if msg is None:
@@ -432,7 +437,8 @@ def print_notification(notification: Notification, width=TERM_WIDTH):
         print_status(notification.status, width)
 
 
-def print_notifications(notifications: List[Notification], width=TERM_WIDTH):
+def print_notifications(notifications: List[Notification]):
+    width = get_term_width()
     for notification in notifications:
         print_notification(notification)
     print_out("─" * width)
diff --git a/witchie/utils/__init__.py b/witchie/utils/__init__.py
index 9ed471f..0f17304 100644
--- a/witchie/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/witchie/utils/__init__.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ def get_text(element, links, images):
         return f'<strikethrough>{element.text}</strikethrough>'
     if element.name == 'u':
         return f'<underline>{element.text}</underline>'
+    if element.name == 'br':
+        return '\n'
     for a in element.find_all('a'):
         soup = BeautifulSoup("", "html.parser")
         text = a.text
@@ -97,6 +99,11 @@ def get_text(element, links, images):
         new_tag = soup.new_tag('span')
         new_tag.string = '&lt;strikethrough>' + a.text + '&lt;/strikethrough>'
         strike.replace_with(new_tag)
+    for underline in element.find_all('br'):
+        soup = BeautifulSoup("", "html.parser")
+        new_tag = soup.new_tag('span')
+        new_tag.string = '\n'
+        underline.replace_with(new_tag)
     text = element.get_text()
     text = text.replace('<', '\\<')
     text = text.replace('&lt;', '<')