diff --git a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/user-profile.tpl.php b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/user-profile.tpl.php
index f093a4e9fb..a0e786f019 100644
--- a/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/user-profile.tpl.php
+++ b/drupal/sites/default/boinc/themes/boinc/templates/user-profile.tpl.php
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ $name = check_plain($account->boincuser_name);
 $join_date = date('d F Y', $account->created);
 $country = check_plain($content_profile->field_country[0]['value']);
 $website = check_plain($content_profile->field_url[0]['value']);
-$background = $content_profile->field_background[0]['value'];
-$opinions = $content_profile->field_opinions[0]['value'];
+$background = check_markup($content_profile->field_background[0]['value'], $content_profile->format, FALSE);
+$opinions = check_markup($content_profile->field_opinions[0]['value'], $content_profile->format, FALSE);
 $user_links = array();
 $profile_is_approved = ($content_profile->status AND !$content_profile->moderate);
 $user_is_moderator = user_access('edit any profile content');