diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index d0f133a..5a6a812 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1183,10 +1183,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     end
 
     controller_target = suggestion.suggestion_type == 'Person' ? :friends : :memberships
-    profiles << link_to("<big> +#{suggestion.profile_connections.count - 4}</big>", :controller => controller_target, :action => :connections, :id => suggestion.suggestion_id) if suggestion.profile_connections.count > 4
+    profiles << link_to("<big> +#{suggestion.profile_connections.count - 4}</big>".html_safe, :controller => controller_target, :action => :connections, :id => suggestion.suggestion_id) if suggestion.profile_connections.count > 4
 
     if profiles.present?
-      content_tag(:div, profiles.join , :class => 'profile-connections')
+      content_tag(:div, profiles.safe_join , :class => 'profile-connections')
     else
       ''
     end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_profile_connections.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_profile_connections.html.erb
index 9fa78e4..92d5101 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_profile_connections.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_profile_connections.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <ul class="profile-list">
       <% profiles.each do |profile| %>
         <li>
-        <%= link_to_profile profile_image(profile) + '<br/>' + profile.short_name,
+        <%= link_to_profile profile_image(profile) + '<br/>'.html_safe + profile.short_name,
                             profile.identifier, :class => 'profile-link' %>
         </li>
       <% end %>
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