diff --git a/customChatWidget/package-lock.json b/customChatWidget/package-lock.json
index f583b1e..60872df 100644
--- a/customChatWidget/package-lock.json
+++ b/customChatWidget/package-lock.json
@@ -2446,10 +2446,11 @@
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 		},
 		"node_modules/cross-spawn": {
-			"version": "7.0.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==",
+			"version": "7.0.6",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==",
 			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"path-key": "^3.1.0",
 				"shebang-command": "^2.0.0",
@@ -6228,9 +6229,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"cross-spawn": {
-			"version": "7.0.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==",
+			"version": "7.0.6",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
 				"path-key": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/mobileChatExamples/iOSChatExample/AmazonConnectChatIOSDemo/Views/ChatMessageView.swift b/mobileChatExamples/iOSChatExample/AmazonConnectChatIOSDemo/Views/ChatMessageView.swift
index a2fa7e0..b843ebf 100644
--- a/mobileChatExamples/iOSChatExample/AmazonConnectChatIOSDemo/Views/ChatMessageView.swift
+++ b/mobileChatExamples/iOSChatExample/AmazonConnectChatIOSDemo/Views/ChatMessageView.swift
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ struct ReceiverChatBubble: View {
     
     var attributedText: AttributedString {
         do {
-            return try AttributedString(markdown: message.text)
+            return try AttributedString(markdown: message.text,
+                                        options: .init(interpretedSyntax: .inlineOnlyPreservingWhitespace))
         } catch {
             print("Error parsing markdown for message text: \(error)")
             return AttributedString(message.text)