diff --git a/app/js/directives.js b/app/js/directives.js
index 4e3b5d0c..c60d59dc 100755
--- a/app/js/directives.js
+++ b/app/js/directives.js
@@ -2898,7 +2898,7 @@ angular.module('myApp.directives', ['myApp.filters'])
           }
         }
 
-        initEl.attr('data-content', encodeEntities(peer.initials || '')).prependTo(element);
+        initEl.attr('data-content', peer.initials || '').prependTo(element);
         imgEl.remove();