diff --git a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/journal_formatter.rb b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/journal_formatter.rb
index 9fd7d644..4faff9f4 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/journal_formatter.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized/lib/journal_formatter.rb
@@ -114,23 +114,27 @@ module JournalFormatter
     end
   end
 
-  def format_html_detail(label, old_value, value)
+  def format_html_detail(label, key, old_value, value, options = {})
     label = content_tag('strong', label)
-    old_value = content_tag("i", h(old_value)) if old_value && !old_value.blank?
-    old_value = content_tag("strike", old_value) if old_value and value.blank?
-    value = content_tag("i", h(value)) if value.present?
-    value ||= ""
-    [label, old_value, value]
-  end
 
-  # Formats a detail to be used with a Journal diff
-  #
-  # Truncates the content. Adds a link to view a diff.
-  def format_html_diff_detail(key, label, old_value, value)
-    link = link_to(l(:label_more), {:controller => 'journals', :action => 'diff', :id => id, :field => key.to_s}, :class => 'lightbox-ajax')
-    old_value = truncate(old_value, :length => 80)
-    value = truncate(value, :length => 80) + " " + link
-    [old_value, value]
+    # Sanitize values
+    old_value, value = h(old_value), h(value)
+
+    # Truncate as needed
+    old_value, value = truncate(old_value, :length => 80), truncate(value, :length => 80) if options[:truncate].present?
+
+    # Style
+    old_value = content_tag("i", old_value) if old_value.present?
+    old_value = content_tag("strike", old_value) if old_value.present? and value.blank?
+    value = content_tag("i", value) if value.present?
+    value ||= ""
+
+    # More link
+    if options[:more_link].present?
+      value += " " + link_to(l(:label_more), {:controller => 'journals', :action => 'diff', :id => id, :field => key.to_s}, :class => 'lightbox-ajax')
+    end
+
+    [label, old_value, value]
   end
   
   def property(detail)
@@ -195,11 +199,10 @@ module JournalFormatter
     label, old_value, value = [label, old_value, value].collect(&:to_s)
 
     unless no_html
-      label, old_value, value = *format_html_detail(label, old_value, value)
+      options = {}
+      options =  options.merge({:truncate => true, :more_link => true}) if property(detail) == :attribute && key == "description"
+      label, old_value, value = *format_html_detail(label, key, old_value, value, options)
       value = format_html_attachment_detail(key.sub("attachments", ""), value) if attachment_detail
-      if property(detail) == :attribute && key == "description"
-        old_value, value = *format_html_diff_detail(key, label, old_value, value)
-      end
     end
 
     unless value.blank?