diff --git a/app/validators.php b/app/validators.php
index 1ebbf5f2d04a..3dad6a3d7e31 100644
--- a/app/validators.php
+++ b/app/validators.php
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 Validator::extend('alpha_space', function($attribute,$value,$parameters)
 {
-	return preg_match("/^[-+:?#~'\/\(\)_,!. a-zA-Z0-9]+$/",$value);
+	return preg_match("/^[\n-+:?#~'\/\(\)_,!. a-zA-Z0-9]+$/m",$value);
 });
diff --git a/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php b/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php
index 8daeea78b4ca..e8cbfc9fda2c 100755
--- a/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php
+++ b/app/views/backend/licenses/edit.blade.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 			<div class="form-group {{ $errors->has('serial') ? ' has-error' : '' }}">
 				<label for="serial" class="col-md-3 control-label">@lang('admin/licenses/form.serial')</label>
 					<div class="col-md-7">
-						<input class="form-control" type="text" name="serial" id="serial" value="{{ Input::old('serial', $license->serial) }}" />
+						<textarea class="form-control" type="text" name="serial" id="serial">{{ Input::old('serial', $license->serial) }}</textarea>
 						{{ $errors->first('serial', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i> :message</span>') }}
 					</div>
 			</div>