diff --git a/app/models/but_validations.py b/app/models/but_validations.py
index 7213af3c5..68b44e6be 100644
--- a/app/models/but_validations.py
+++ b/app/models/but_validations.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def dict_decision_jury(etud: Identite, formsemestre: FormSemestre) -> dict:
         decisions["decision_rcue"] = [v.to_dict_bul() for v in validations_rcues]
         decisions["descr_decisions_rcue"] = ", ".join(
             [
-                f"""{dec_rcue["niveau"]["competence"]["titre"]} {dec_rcue["niveau"]["ordre"]}: {dec_rcue["code"]}"""
+                f"""{dec_rcue["niveau"]["competence"]["titre"]} {dec_rcue["niveau"]["ordre"]}: {dec_rcue["code"]}"""
                 for dec_rcue in decisions["decision_rcue"]
             ]
         )
diff --git a/app/scodoc/sco_bulletins_pdf.py b/app/scodoc/sco_bulletins_pdf.py
index 3d91beb78..fbf9bd3fe 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/sco_bulletins_pdf.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/sco_bulletins_pdf.py
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ def process_field(field, cdict, style, suppress_empty_pars=False, format="pdf"):
         text = (field or "") % scu.WrapDict(
             cdict
         )  # note that None values are mapped to empty strings
+    except KeyError as exc:
+        log(
+            f"""process_field: KeyError on field={field!r}
+        values={pprint.pformat(cdict)}
+        """
+        )
+        if len(exc.args) > 0:
+            missing_field = exc.args[0]
+        text = f"""<para><i>format invalide: champs</i> {missing_field} <i>inexistant !</i></para>"""
     except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
         log(
             f"""process_field: invalid format. field={field!r}
@@ -148,7 +157,6 @@ def process_field(field, cdict, style, suppress_empty_pars=False, format="pdf"):
         )
         # ne sera pas visible si lien vers pdf:
         scu.flash_once(f"Attention: format PDF invalide (champs {field}")
-        raise ValueError
         text = (
             "<para><i>format invalide !</i></para><para>"
             + traceback.format_exc()
diff --git a/app/scodoc/sco_pvpdf.py b/app/scodoc/sco_pvpdf.py
index ebfaefcf6..ac067339a 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/sco_pvpdf.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/sco_pvpdf.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from PIL import Image as PILImage
 
 import reportlab
 from reportlab.lib.units import cm, mm
-from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_RIGHT, TA_JUSTIFY
+from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_LEFT, TA_RIGHT, TA_JUSTIFY
 from reportlab.platypus import Paragraph, Spacer, Frame, PageBreak
 from reportlab.platypus import Table, TableStyle, Image
 from reportlab.platypus.doctemplate import PageTemplate, BaseDocTemplate
@@ -339,8 +339,11 @@ def _simulate_br(paragraph_txt: str, para="<para>") -> str:
     """Reportlab bug turnaround (could be removed in a future version).
     p is a string with Reportlab intra-paragraph XML tags.
     Replaces <br/> (currently ignored by Reportlab) by </para><para>
+    Also replaces <br> by <br/>
     """
-    return ("</para>" + para).join(re.split(r"<.*?br.*?/>", paragraph_txt))
+    return ("</para>" + para).join(
+        re.split(r"<.*?br.*?/>", paragraph_txt.replace("<br>", "<br/>"))
+    )
 
 
 def _make_signature_image(signature, leftindent, formsemestre_id) -> Table:
@@ -480,7 +483,7 @@ def pdf_lettre_individuelle(sem, decision, etud: Identite, params, signature=Non
     style.fontSize = 14
     style.fontName = sco_preferences.get_preference("PV_FONTNAME", formsemestre_id)
     style.leading = 18
-    style.alignment = TA_JUSTIFY
+    style.alignment = TA_LEFT
 
     params["semestre_id"] = formsemestre.semestre_id
     params["decision_sem_descr"] = decision["decision_sem_descr"]