diff --git a/spec/factories/conferences.rb b/spec/factories/conferences.rb
index c7c07bb8..3bd59f64 100644
--- a/spec/factories/conferences.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/conferences.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     start_date { Date.today }
     end_date { 6.days.from_now }
     registration_limit 0
-    description { Faker::Hipster.paragraph }
+    description { CGI.escapeHTML(Faker::Hipster.paragraph) }
 
     after(:create) do |conference|
       Role.where(name: 'organizer', resource: conference).first_or_create(description: 'For the organizers of the conference (who shall have full access)')
diff --git a/spec/factories/lodgings.rb b/spec/factories/lodgings.rb
index 636d9060..73ceeefa 100644
--- a/spec/factories/lodgings.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/lodgings.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :lodging do
     name { "#{Faker::App.name} Hotel" }
-    description { Faker::Lorem.paragraph }
+    description { CGI.escapeHTML(Faker::Lorem.paragraph) }
     website_link { Faker::Internet.url }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/sponsors.rb b/spec/factories/sponsors.rb
index dd074ab3..edf1bf16 100644
--- a/spec/factories/sponsors.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/sponsors.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :sponsor do
     name { Faker::Company.name }
     website_url { Faker::Internet.url }
-    description { Faker::Lorem.paragraph }
+    description { CGI.escapeHTML(Faker::Lorem.paragraph) }
 
     sponsorship_level