diff --git a/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx b/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx
index 3ddeec61..e65cc5e5 100644
--- a/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx
+++ b/components/email/ComposeEmail.tsx
@@ -128,18 +128,14 @@ export default function ComposeEmail({
         }
       };
       
-      // Create a simple forwarded message header but preserve the full HTML content
+      // Create a simple forwarded message header with proper formatting
       const headerContent = `
 <div>
 <br>
 ---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>
-<br>
 From: ${initialEmail.from || ''}<br>
-<br>
 Date: ${formatDate(initialEmail.date)}<br>
-<br>
 Subject: ${initialEmail.subject || ''}<br>
-<br>
 To: ${initialEmail.to || ''}<br>
 <br>
 </div>