diff --git a/src/test_translation_parse.rs b/src/test_translation_parse.rs
index aeb8680..bfeacf0 100644
--- a/src/test_translation_parse.rs
+++ b/src/test_translation_parse.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ fn test_mode() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_par() {
-  check_tl!("\\par\\s0 ", "{#return}{#return}");
-  check_tl!("\\par\\s1 ", "{#return}{#return}    ");
+  check_tl!("\\par\\s0 ", "{^\\n\\n^}");
+  check_tl!("\\par\\s1 ", "{^\\n\\n^}    ");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/translation_parse.rs b/src/translation_parse.rs
index 3ff79c6..e72219c 100644
--- a/src/translation_parse.rs
+++ b/src/translation_parse.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn format_rtf_to_plover(tl: &str) -> String {
   let items = parse_translation(tl).iter()
     .map(|obj| {
       match obj {
-        Object::Paragraph(mode) => format!("{{#return}}{{#return}}{}",
+        Object::Paragraph(mode) => format!("{{^\\n\\n^}}{}",
           match mode { ParagraphMode::Default => "", ParagraphMode::Contin => "    " }),
         Object::Fingerspell(letters) => format!("{{&{}}}", letters),
         Object::Stitch(letters) => format!("{{:stitch:{}}}", letters),