diff --git a/lms/templates/split_test_author_view.html b/lms/templates/split_test_author_view.html
index ede487e199..534777d0b1 100644
--- a/lms/templates/split_test_author_view.html
+++ b/lms/templates/split_test_author_view.html
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+<%page expression_filter="h"/>
+
+<%!
+    from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+    from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
+%>
 
 <%
 split_test = context.get('split_test')
@@ -11,8 +16,8 @@ show_link = group_configuration_url is not None
     <div class="xblock-message information">
         <p>
             <span class="message-text">
-                ${_("This content experiment uses group configuration '{group_configuration_name}'.").format(
-                    group_configuration_name="<a href='{}'>{}</a>".format(group_configuration_url, user_partition.name) if show_link else user_partition.name
+                ${Text(_("This content experiment uses group configuration '{group_configuration_name}'.")).format(
+                    group_configuration_name=Text(HTML("<a href='{}'>{}</a>")).format(group_configuration_url, user_partition.name) if show_link else user_partition.name
                 )}
             </span>
         </p>
@@ -23,13 +28,13 @@ show_link = group_configuration_url is not None
 % if is_root:
     <div class="wrapper-groups is-active">
         <h3 class="sr">${_("Active Groups")}</h3>
-        ${active_groups_preview}
+        ${HTML(active_groups_preview)}
     </div>
 
     % if inactive_groups_preview:
         <div class="wrapper-groups is-inactive">
             <h3 class="title">${_("Inactive Groups")}</h3>
-            ${inactive_groups_preview}
+            ${HTML(inactive_groups_preview)}
         </div>
     % endif
 % endif