diff --git a/lib/surveyor/helpers/surveyor_helper_methods.rb b/lib/surveyor/helpers/surveyor_helper_methods.rb
index e32c75ae..730119ab 100644
--- a/lib/surveyor/helpers/surveyor_helper_methods.rb
+++ b/lib/surveyor/helpers/surveyor_helper_methods.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def next_question_number(question)
 
       # Help_text
       def render_help_text(obj, context=nil)
-        obj.render_help_text(context)
+        obj.render_help_text(context).html_safe
       end
 
       # Answers
diff --git a/spec/helpers/surveyor_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/surveyor_helper_spec.rb
index ba5f2bd2..9848110b 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/surveyor_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/surveyor_helper_spec.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ def group
     g1 = Factory(:question_group, :text => "You are part of the {{group}}", :help_text => "Make sure you know what the {{group}} stands for")
     helper.render_help_text(g1, FakeMustacheContext).should == "Make sure you know what the NUBIC stands for"
   end
+  it "should return html_safe help text" do
+    g1 = Factory(:question_group, :text => "You are part of the {{group}}", :help_text => "Make sure you know what the {{group}} stands for")
+    helper.render_help_text(g1, FakeMustacheContext).html_safe?.should be_true
+  end
 
   it "should return rendered text for answer" do
     q1 = Factory(:question, :text => "Do you work for {{site}}", :answers => [a1 = Factory(:answer, :text => "No, I don't work for {{site}}"), a2 = Factory(:answer, :text => "Yes, I do work for {{site}}") ])
@@ -151,4 +155,4 @@ def rc_to_as(type_sym)
     end
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end