diff --git a/web/reviewer.js b/web/reviewer.js
index e20a40e7f..4f11b2b62 100644
--- a/web/reviewer.js
+++ b/web/reviewer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function _updateQA(html, onupdate, onshown) {
     qa.fadeTo(fadeTime, 0, function() {
         // update text
         qa.html(html);
+        _removeStylingFromMathjaxCloze();
         onupdate(qa);
 
         // don't allow drags of images, which cause them to be deleted
@@ -64,3 +65,19 @@ function _typeAnsPress() {
         pycmd("ans");
     }
 }
+
+function _removeStylingFromMathjaxCloze() {
+    $(".cloze").each(function (i) {
+        if (_clozeIsInsideMathjax(this)) {
+            this.outerHTML = this.innerHTML;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function _clozeIsInsideMathjax(node) {
+    if (!node.previousSibling || node.previousSibling.nodeType !== 3) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // look for mathjax opening in previous text
+    return /\(|\$\$/.test(node.previousSibling.textContent);
+}
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