diff --git a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js
index dce155646f..d29cd8529b 100644
--- a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ var messenger = new Messenger();
 |Soft line breaks            |1 of 2   |50%       |
 */
 
+beforeEach(function () {
+  marked.setOptions({
+    sanitize: false
+  });
+});
+
 describe('CommonMark 0.28 Tabs', function() {
   var section = 'Tabs';