diff --git a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart
index 345393658..893b4f4ff 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ class ActivitySummary extends StatelessWidget {
                             icon: Symbols.steps,
                             iconSize: 16.0,
                             child: Html(
-                              data: markdown(activity.instructions),
+                              data: markdown(
+                                activity.instructions
+                                    .replaceAll(RegExp('\n+'), '\n')
+                                    .replaceAll('---', ''),
+                              ),
                               style: {
                                 "body": Style(
                                   margin: Margins.all(0),