diff --git a/cms/templates/js/publish-editor.underscore b/cms/templates/js/publish-editor.underscore
index 27c4ce2902..519564f721 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/publish-editor.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/publish-editor.underscore
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
             <% _.each(xblockInfo.get('child_info').children, function(subsection) { %>
               <% if (subsection.isPublishable())  { %>
                 <li class="outline-item outline-subsection">
-                    <h4 class="subsection-title item-title"><%= subsection.get('display_name') %></h4>
+                    <h4 class="subsection-title item-title"><%- subsection.get('display_name') %></h4>
                     <div class="subsection-content">
                         <ol class="list-units">
                           <% _.each(subsection.get('child_info').children, function(unit) { %>
                             <% if (unit.isPublishable())  { %>
                               <li class="outline-item outline-unit">
-                                  <span class="unit-title item-title"><%= unit.get('display_name') %></span>
+                                  <span class="unit-title item-title"><%- unit.get('display_name') %></span>
                               </li>
                             <% } %>
                           <% }); %>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             <% _.each(xblockInfo.get('child_info').children, function(unit) { %>
               <% if (unit.isPublishable())  { %>
                 <li class="outline-item outline-unit">
-                    <span class="unit-title item-title"><%= unit.get('display_name') %></span>
+                    <span class="unit-title item-title"><%- unit.get('display_name') %></span>
                 </li>
               <% } %>
             <% }); %>