diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/display.py b/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/display.py
index 6ba0aae..7b02eca 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/display.py
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/display.py
@@ -195,8 +195,11 @@ class Display:
     def text_input(self, x, y, msg, font=FontSmall, invert=0, cursor_pos=None, visible_spaces=False, fixed_spacing=None, cursor_shape='line'):
         from ux import word_wrap
         from utils import split_by_char_size
-
-        lines = split_by_char_size(msg, font)
+        
+        if hasattr(msg, 'readline'):
+            lines = split_by_char_size(msg.getvalue(), font)
+        else:
+            lines = split_by_char_size(msg, font)
 
         # Special case to draw cursor by itself when no text is entered yet
         if len(msg) == 0:
diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/utils.py b/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/utils.py
index 1e1af1a..2559b40 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/utils.py
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/utils.py
@@ -887,31 +887,12 @@ def split_by_char_size(msg, font):
     from common import dis
 
     lines = []
-
-    # First case is used with StringIO objects
-    if hasattr(msg, 'readline'):
-        msg.seek(0)
-        for ln in msg:
-            if ln[-1] == '\n':
-                ln = ln[:-1]
-
-            if dis.width(ln, font) > MAX_WIDTH:
-                lines.extend(word_wrap(ln, font))
-            else:
-                # ok if empty string, just a blank line
-                lines.append(ln)
-
-        # no longer needed & rude to our caller, but let's save the memory
-        msg.close()
-        del msg
-        gc.collect()
-    else:
-        for ln in msg.split('\n'):
-            if dis.width(ln, font) > MAX_WIDTH:
-                lines.extend(word_wrap(ln, font))
-            else:
-                # ok if empty string, just a blank line
-                lines.append(ln)
+    for ln in msg.split('\n'):
+        if dis.width(ln, font) > MAX_WIDTH:
+            lines.extend(word_wrap(ln, font))
+        else:
+            # ok if empty string, just a blank line
+            lines.append(ln)
     return lines
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/ux.py b/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/ux.py
index 6675d57..f7c5f03 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/ux.py
+++ b/ports/stm32/boards/Passport/modules/ux.py
@@ -642,8 +642,11 @@ async def ux_show_story(msg, title='Passport', sensitive=False, font=FontSmall,
     if clear_keys:
         keypad.clear_keys()
 
-    lines = split_by_char_size(msg, font)
-
+    if hasattr(msg, 'readline'):
+        lines = split_by_char_size(msg.getvalue(), font)
+    else:
+        lines = split_by_char_size(msg, font)
+        
     # trim blank lines at end
     while not lines[-1]:
         lines = lines[:-1]