diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Helpers.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Helpers.java
index 9c105dcde51c46379359920072cddbdfd90fac09..fc6054d918789507da2a09f29a5d4ce2eecc0951 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Helpers.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/logic/utils/Helpers.java
@@ -143,4 +143,16 @@ public class Helpers
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Replaces line breaks and tabs with spaces
+	 * @param text
+	 * @return String
+	 */
+	public static String getFlatText(String text)
+	{
+		text = text.replace("\n", " ");
+		text = text.replace("\t", " ");
+		return text;
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/PaymentCell.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/PaymentCell.java
index b62dad24ed80f1b7844b6c6612c9f1383bdbd1af..09e8ed7653a7fe6810d0aa5397c6c9bf2dc56948 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/PaymentCell.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/PaymentCell.java
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ public class PaymentCell extends ListCell<Payment>
 			vboxNameAndDescription.getChildren().add(labelName);
 			
 			if(item.getDescription() != null && !item.getDescription().equals(""))
-			{				
-				Label labelDescription = new Label(item.getDescription());
+			{
+				Label labelDescription = new Label(Helpers.getFlatText(item.getDescription()));
 				labelDescription.setStyle("-fx-font-size: 14; -fx-text-fill: " + ConvertTo.toRGBHexWithoutOpacity(Colors.TEXT) + "; -fx-font-style: italic");
 				labelDescription.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
 				labelDescription.getStyleClass().add("greylabel");			
diff --git a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/SearchCell.java b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/SearchCell.java
index c3fe6ff61642464d8117b5f3facdaeb2d642e095..bb06c279fd144fcf9a8fd18cb8e9cea723742112 100644
--- a/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/SearchCell.java
+++ b/src/de/deadlocker8/budgetmaster/ui/cells/SearchCell.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class SearchCell extends ListCell<Payment>
 			
 			if(item.getDescription() != null && !item.getDescription().equals(""))
 			{				
-				Label labelDescription = new Label(item.getDescription());
+				Label labelDescription = new Label(Helpers.getFlatText(item.getDescription()));
 				labelDescription.setStyle("-fx-font-size: 14; -fx-text-fill: " + ConvertTo.toRGBHexWithoutOpacity(Colors.TEXT) + "; -fx-font-style: italic");
 				labelDescription.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
 				labelDescription.getStyleClass().add("greylabel");