diff --git a/cps/templates/author.html b/cps/templates/author.html
index 15dc3f1b..bf33c812 100644
--- a/cps/templates/author.html
+++ b/cps/templates/author.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {% if author is not none %}
 <section class="author-bio">
   {%if author.image_url is not none %}
-  <img src="{{author.image_url}}" alt="{{author.name}}" class="author-photo pull-left">
+  <img src="{{author.image_url}}" alt="{{author.name|safe}}" class="author-photo pull-left">
   {% endif %}
 
   {%if author.about is not none %}