diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
index b5467b838..39b43ef71 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ export class OLXParser {
     const answers = [];
     let data = {};
     const widget = _.get(this.problem, `${problemType}.${widgetName}`);
+    const permissableTags = ['choice', '@_type', 'compoundhint', 'option', '#text'];
+    if (_.keys(widget).some((tag) => !permissableTags.includes(tag))) {
+      throw new Error('Misc Tags, reverting to Advanced Editor');
+    }
     const choice = _.get(widget, option);
     const isComplexAnswer = [ProblemTypeKeys.SINGLESELECT, ProblemTypeKeys.MULTISELECT].includes(problemType);
     if (_.isEmpty(choice)) {
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js
index 21468bd83..99b4580f8 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   blankProblemOLX,
   blankQuestionOLX,
   styledQuestionOLX,
+  shuffleProblemOLX,
 } from './mockData/olxTestData';
 import { ProblemTypeKeys } from '../../../data/constants/problem';
 
@@ -110,6 +111,23 @@ describe('Check OLXParser for answer parsing', () => {
     const answer = olxparser.parseMultipleChoiceAnswers('choiceresponse', 'checkboxgroup', 'choice');
     expect(answer).toEqual(checkboxesOLXWithFeedbackAndHintsOLX.data);
   });
+
+  test('Test checkbox answer', () => {
+    const olxparser = new OLXParser(checkboxesOLXWithFeedbackAndHintsOLX.rawOLX);
+    const answer = olxparser.parseMultipleChoiceAnswers('choiceresponse', 'checkboxgroup', 'choice');
+    expect(answer).toEqual(checkboxesOLXWithFeedbackAndHintsOLX.data);
+  });
+
+  test('Test checkboxs with extraneous tags error out', () => {
+    const olxparser = new OLXParser(shuffleProblemOLX.rawOLX);
+    try {
+      olxparser.parseMultipleChoiceAnswers('choiceresponse', 'checkboxgroup', 'choice');
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e).toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+      expect(e.message).toBe('Misc Tags, reverting to Advanced Editor');
+    }
+  });
+
   test('Test dropdown answer', () => {
     const olxparser = new OLXParser(dropdownOLXWithFeedbackAndHintsOLX.rawOLX);
     const answer = olxparser.parseMultipleChoiceAnswers('optionresponse', 'optioninput', 'option');
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js
index 3cbd61a92..89bde5b7f 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/mockData/olxTestData.js
@@ -607,3 +607,17 @@ export const styledQuestionOLX = {
 </problem>`,
   question: '<p><strong><span style="background-color: #e03e2d;">test</span></strong></p>',
 };
+
+export const shuffleProblemOLX = {
+  rawOLX: `<problem>
+  <multiplechoiceresponse>
+    <label>What Apple device competed with the portable CD player?</label>
+    <choicegroup type="MultipleChoice" shuffle="true">
+      <choice correct="false">The iPad</choice>
+      <choice correct="false">Napster</choice>
+      <choice correct="true">The iPod</choice>
+      <choice correct="false">The vegetable peeler</choice>
+    </choicegroup>
+  </multiplechoiceresponse>
+</problem>`,
+};