diff --git a/rest-api-templates/asterisk_processor.py b/rest-api-templates/asterisk_processor.py
index 5f8dbb576b..de4732c606 100644
--- a/rest-api-templates/asterisk_processor.py
+++ b/rest-api-templates/asterisk_processor.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ def wikify(str):
 
     @param str: String to escape
     """
+    # Replace all line breaks with line feeds
+    str = re.sub(r'<br\s*/?>', '\n', str)
     return re.sub(r'([{}\[\]])', r'\\\1', str)