diff --git a/plugins/display_content/lib/display_content_block.rb b/plugins/display_content/lib/display_content_block.rb
index d9557d4..53e5d1a 100644
--- a/plugins/display_content/lib/display_content_block.rb
+++ b/plugins/display_content/lib/display_content_block.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class DisplayContentBlock < Block
             when 'title'
               content_sections += (block.display_section?(section) ? (content_tag('div', link_to(h(item.title), item.url), :class => 'title') ) : '')
             when 'abstract'
-              content_sections += (block.display_section?(section) ? (content_tag('div', item.abstract , :class => 'lead')) : '' )
+              content_sections += (block.display_section?(section) ? (content_tag('div', item.abstract.html_safe , :class => 'lead')) : '' )
               if block.display_section?(section)
                 read_more_section = content_tag('div', link_to(_('Read more'), item.url), :class => 'read_more')
               end
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