diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
index bc6f50d62e..d8524906ca 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
                     self.isbn.setText(book.isbn)
                     summ = book.comments
                     if summ:
-                        prefix = qstring_to_unicode(self.comments.text())
+                        prefix = qstring_to_unicode(self.comments.toPlainText())
                         if prefix:
                             prefix += '\n'
                         self.comments.setText(prefix + summ)