diff --git a/templates/frontend/objects/issue_summary.tpl b/templates/frontend/objects/issue_summary.tpl
index 7818eae684b..550f8aa15e5 100644
--- a/templates/frontend/objects/issue_summary.tpl
+++ b/templates/frontend/objects/issue_summary.tpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * @uses $issue Issue The issue
  *}
 {if $issue->getShowTitle()}
-{assign var=issueTitle value=$issue->getLocalizedTitle()|escape}
+{assign var=issueTitle value=$issue->getLocalizedTitle()}
 {/if}
 {assign var=issueSeries value=$issue->getIssueSeries()}
 {assign var=issueCover value=$issue->getLocalizedCoverImageUrl()}