diff --git a/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py b/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
index f57609257..1026a5b24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
+++ b/src/plugins/webreport/NarrativeWeb.py
@@ -881,13 +881,12 @@ class BasePage(object):
             footer_note = self.report.options['footernote']
             if footer_note:
                 note = db.get_note_from_gramps_id(footer_note)
-                note_text = self.get_note_format(note)
 
                 user_footer = Html("div", id = 'user_footer')
                 footer += user_footer
  
                 # attach note
-                user_footer += note_text
+                user_footer += note.get_text()
 
             value = _dd.display(date.Today())
             msg = _('Generated by <a href = "%(homepage)s">'