diff --git a/src/web/utils.py b/src/web/utils.py
index cd4aced85..a48de8a8d 100644
--- a/src/web/utils.py
+++ b/src/web/utils.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def nbsp(string):
     """
     """
     if string:
-        return escape(string)
+        return string
     else:
         return mark_safe(" ")