diff --git a/actions/subscribe.php b/actions/subscribe.php
index 2bcb00f2c9..6499705ec8 100644
--- a/actions/subscribe.php
+++ b/actions/subscribe.php
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ class SubscribeAction extends Action {
 			$headers['To'] = $name . ' <' . $listenee->email . '>';
 			$headers['Subject'] = sprintf(_('%1$s is now listening to your notices on %2$s.'), $other->getBestName(),
 										  common_config('site', 'name'));
-			$body  = sprintf(_("%1$s is now listening to your notices on %2$s.\n\n".
-							   "\t%3$s\n\n".
-							   "Faithfully yours,\n%4$s\n"), 
+			$body  = sprintf(_('%1$s is now listening to your notices on %2$s.'."\n\n".
+							   "\t".'%3$s'."\n\n".
+							   'Faithfully yours,'."\n".'%4$s.'."\n"),
 							 $long_name,
 							 common_config('site', 'name'), 
 							 $other->profileurl,