diff --git a/lms/templates/register-sidebar.html b/lms/templates/register-sidebar.html
index a9c8b1843d..c2b400fb4e 100644
--- a/lms/templates/register-sidebar.html
+++ b/lms/templates/register-sidebar.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<%page expression_filter="h"/>
 <%!
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse