diff --git a/public/src/forum/search.js b/public/src/forum/search.js
index 08bad46056..71ed19b69f 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/search.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/search.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ define(function() {
 	Search.init = function() {
 		var searchQuery = $('#topic-results').attr('data-search-query');
 		$('.search-result-text').children().each(function() {
-			var text = $(this).html();
+			var text = $(this).text();
 			var regex = new RegExp(searchQuery, 'gi');
 			text = text.replace(regex, '<span class="label label-success">' + searchQuery + '</span>');
 			$(this).html(text);