diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php
index 59ce320a1c..761ac906bb 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use MailPoet\Newsletter\Renderer\StylesHelper;
 class Text {
   static function render($element) {
     $html = $element['text'];
+    // replace   with spaces
+    $html = str_replace(' ', ' ', $html);
+    $html = str_replace('\xc2\xa0', ' ', $html);
     $html = self::convertBlockquotesToTables($html);
     $html = self::convertParagraphsToTables($html);
     $html = self::styleLists($html);