diff --git a/public/javascripts/notifier.js b/public/javascripts/notifier.js
index 792759e..2a1bd30 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/notifier.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/notifier.js
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ printStackTrace.implementation.prototype = {
             '</notifier>' +
             '<error>' +
                 '<class>{exception_class}</class>' +
-                '<message>{exception_message}</message>' +
+                '<message><![CDATA[{exception_message}]]></message>' +
                 '<backtrace>{backtrace_lines}</backtrace>' +
             '</error>' +
             '<request>' +
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/hoptoad_test_notice.xml b/spec/fixtures/hoptoad_test_notice.xml
index d2e1812..699191d 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/hoptoad_test_notice.xml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/hoptoad_test_notice.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <framework>Rails: 3.2.11</framework>
   <error>
     <class>HoptoadTestingException</class>
-    <message>HoptoadTestingException: Testing hoptoad via "rake hoptoad:test". If you can see this, it works.</message>
+    <message><![CDATA[HoptoadTestingException: Testing hoptoad via "rake hoptoad:test". If you can see this, it works & works well.]]></message>
     <backtrace>
       <line number="425" file="[GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-3.0.0.rc/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb" method="_run__2115867319__process_action__262109504__callbacks"/>
       <line number="404" file="[GEM_ROOT]/gems/activesupport-3.0.0.rc/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb" method="send"/>
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