diff --git a/cms/templates/js/asset-upload-modal.underscore b/cms/templates/js/asset-upload-modal.underscore
index 17101b0325..f8aee8d0e8 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/asset-upload-modal.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/asset-upload-modal.underscore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="upload-modal modal" style="display: none;">
-    <a href="#" class="close-button"><span class="icon fa fa-times-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr"><%= gettext('close') %></span></a>
+    <a href="#" class="close-button"><span class="icon fa fa-times-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr"><%- gettext('close') %></span></a>
     <div class="modal-body">
-        <h1 class="title"><%= gettext("Upload New File") %></h1>
+        <h1 class="title"><%- gettext("Upload New File") %></h1>
         <p class="file-name">
         <div class="progress-bar">
             <div class="progress-fill"></div>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         </div>
         <form class="file-chooser" action="asset-url"
               method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-            <a href="#" class="choose-file-button"><%= gettext("Choose File") %></a>
+            <a href="#" class="choose-file-button"><%- gettext("Choose File") %></a>
             <input type="file" class="file-input" name="file">
         </form>
     </div>