diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index d5b26d4ef..bf27de8c7 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ function bindContentModalEvents() {
     var value = unescapeHtml($(this).html());
     if (!value) return;
 
-    $("#content_modal pre").html(value);
+    $("#content_modal pre").text(value);
     $("#content_modal").show();
   })
 }