diff --git a/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb b/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
index ffa8b05e9..b30dc4b94 100644
--- a/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/formatting_helper.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ module FormattingHelper
   def format_ending(text)
     return text if text.blank?
 
-    first_word = text.split.first
-    modified_text = first_word == first_word.upcase ? text : lowercase_first_letter(text)
+    modified_text = lowercase_first_letter(text)
     ensure_sentence_ending(modified_text)
   end
 
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ module FormattingHelper
   end
 
   def lowercase_first_letter(text)
+    first_word = text.split.first
+    return text if first_word == first_word.upcase
     return text if text.blank?
 
     text[0].downcase + text[1..]