diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
index 9016bca2c..57af844ce 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ class FactEditor(object):
             return
         # create
         s = unicode(src.toHtml())
+        s = stripHTML(s)
         def repl(match):
             exp = ""
             if match.group(2):