diff --git a/lua/opencode/ui/permission_window.lua b/lua/opencode/ui/permission_window.lua
index 9a9d095b..df1412b2 100644
--- a/lua/opencode/ui/permission_window.lua
+++ b/lua/opencode/ui/permission_window.lua
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ function M.format_display(output)
     table.insert(content, (icons.get(perm_type)) .. ' *' .. perm_type .. '* `' .. permission.title .. '`')
   else
     table.insert(content, (icons.get(perm_type)) .. ' *' .. perm_type .. '*')
-    local lines = permission.patterns or {}
     table.insert(content, string.format('```%s', perm_type))
-    for i, line in ipairs(lines) do
-      table.insert(content, line)
+    for _, pattern in ipairs(permission.patterns or {}) do
+      for _, line in ipairs(vim.split(pattern, '\n')) do
+        table.insert(content, line)
+      end
     end
     table.insert(content, '```')
   end
diff --git a/tests/unit/permission_window_spec.lua b/tests/unit/permission_window_spec.lua
index ac49e31b..4f4ca547 100644
--- a/tests/unit/permission_window_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/unit/permission_window_spec.lua
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ describe('permission_window', function()
 
       assert.is_not_nil(captured_opts)
       assert.is_not_nil(captured_opts.content)
-      assert.are.equal(5, #captured_opts.content)
+      assert.are.equal(7, #captured_opts.content)
       assert.is_true(captured_opts.content[1]:find('*bash*', 1, true) ~= nil)
       assert.are.equal('```bash', captured_opts.content[2])
-      assert.are.equal("python3 - <<'PY'\nprint('hello')\nPY", captured_opts.content[3])
-      assert.are.equal('```', captured_opts.content[4])
-      assert.are.equal('', captured_opts.content[5])
+      assert.are.equal("python3 - <<'PY'", captured_opts.content[3])
+      assert.are.equal("print('hello')", captured_opts.content[4])
+      assert.are.equal('PY', captured_opts.content[5])
+      assert.are.equal('```', captured_opts.content[6])
+      assert.are.equal('', captured_opts.content[7])
     end)
 
     it('displays description when available', function()