diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 84c7678d1..8ea265d84 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       replace_toc(text, @parsed_headings)
     end
 
-    text
+    text.html_safe
   end
 
   def parse_non_pre_blocks(text)