diff --git a/mod/lesson/pagetypes/shortanswer.php b/mod/lesson/pagetypes/shortanswer.php
index 9b5c9301c90..6f6d6b9d6b6 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/pagetypes/shortanswer.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/pagetypes/shortanswer.php
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class lesson_page_type_shortanswer extends lesson_page {
                 $result->newpageid = $answer->jumpto;
                 $options = new stdClass();
                 $options->para = false;
+                $options->noclean = true;
                 $result->response = format_text($answer->response, $answer->responseformat, $options);
                 $result->answerid = $answer->id;
                 break; // quit answer analysis immediately after a match has been found