diff --git a/hippolyzer/apps/proxy_gui.py b/hippolyzer/apps/proxy_gui.py
index 26e1d52..7b58b8f 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/apps/proxy_gui.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/apps/proxy_gui.py
@@ -271,21 +271,23 @@ class ProxyGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             # Match result was a tuple indicating what matched
             if isinstance(match_result, tuple):
                 highlight_range = req.spans.get(match_result)
-        resp = entry.response(beautify=self.checkBeautify.isChecked())
+
         self.textRequest.setPlainText(req)
+        if highlight_range:
+            cursor = self.textRequest.textCursor()
+            cursor.setPosition(highlight_range[0], QtGui.QTextCursor.MoveAnchor)
+            cursor.setPosition(highlight_range[1], QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor)
+            highlight_format = QtGui.QTextBlockFormat()
+            highlight_format.setBackground(QtCore.Qt.yellow)
+            cursor.setBlockFormat(highlight_format)
+
+        resp = entry.response(beautify=self.checkBeautify.isChecked())
         if resp:
             self.textResponse.show()
             self.textResponse.setPlainText(resp)
         else:
             self.textResponse.hide()
 
-        if highlight_range:
-            cursor = self.textRequest.textCursor()
-            cursor.setPosition(highlight_range[0], QtGui.QTextCursor.KeepAnchor)
-            highlight_format = QtGui.QTextBlockFormat()
-            highlight_format.setBackground(QtCore.Qt.yellow)
-            cursor.setBlockFormat(highlight_format)
-
     def beforeInsert(self):
         vbar = self.tableView.verticalScrollBar()
         self._shouldScrollOnInsert = vbar.value() == vbar.maximum()
diff --git a/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/message.py b/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/message.py
index b29c8fe..eb95b95 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/message.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/message.py
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class ProxiedMessage(Message):
                     end_len = len(string)
                     # Store the spans for each var so we can highlight specific matches
                     spans[(self.name, block_name, block_num, var_name)] = (start_len, end_len)
+                    string += "\n"
         spanned = SpannedString(string)
         spanned.spans = spans
         return spanned
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class ProxiedMessage(Message):
                     if serializer.AS_HEX and isinstance(var_val, int):
                         var_data = hex(var_val)
                     if serializer.ORIG_INLINE:
-                        string += f" #{var_data}\n"
+                        string += f" #{var_data}"
                         return string
                     else:
                         string += "\n"
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ class ProxiedMessage(Message):
             if "CircuitCode" in var_name or ("Code" in var_name and "Circuit" in block.name):
                 if var_val == replacements.get("CIRCUIT_CODE"):
                     var_data = "[[CIRCUIT_CODE]]"
-        string += f"  {field_prefix}{var_name} = {var_data}\n"
+        string += f"  {field_prefix}{var_name} = {var_data}"
         return string
 
     @staticmethod