diff --git a/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-modal.hbs b/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-modal.hbs
index b833fa4b..06a00310 100644
--- a/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-modal.hbs
+++ b/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-modal.hbs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                             <span class='label label-primary chal-tag'>{{this}}</span>
                         {{/each}}
                         </div>
-                        <span class="chal-desc">{{{ desc }}}</span>
+                        <span class="chal-desc">{{ desc }}</span>
                         <div class="chal-hints file-row row">
                             {{#each hints}}
                             <div class='col-md-12 file-button-wrapper text-center'>
diff --git a/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-script.js b/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-script.js
index 8ee657ab..7442f3d4 100644
--- a/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-script.js
+++ b/CTFd/themes/original/static/js/templates/challenges/standard/standard-challenge-script.js
@@ -23,5 +23,7 @@ $(".input-field").bind({
         }
     }
 });
+var content = $('.chal-desc').text();
+var decoded = $('<textarea/>').html(content).val()
 
-$('.chal-desc').html(marked($('.chal-desc').html(), {'gfm':true, 'breaks':true}));
+$('.chal-desc').html(marked(content, {'gfm':true, 'breaks':true}));