1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb b/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
index f5942740cd6..6136e73c096 100644
--- a/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/filter/external_issue_reference_filter.rb
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ module Banzai
 
           url = url_for_issue(id, project, only_path: context[:only_path])
 
-          title = escape_once("Issue in #{project.external_issue_tracker.title}")
+          title = "Issue in #{project.external_issue_tracker.title}"
           klass = reference_class(:issue)
           data  = data_attribute(project: project.id, external_issue: id)
 
           text = link_text || match
 
           %(<a href="#{url}" #{data}
-               title="#{title}"
-               class="#{klass}">#{text}</a>)
+               title="#{escape_once(title)}"
+               class="#{klass}">#{escape_once(text)}</a>)
         end
       end