diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
index e9ed1b57767..2fc199a4d8e 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class embedded_cloze_qtype extends default_questiontype {
 
             $inputname = $nameprefix.$positionkey;
             if (isset($state->responses[$positionkey])) {
-                $response = $state->responses[$positionkey];
+                $response = stripslashes($state->responses[$positionkey]);
             } else {
                 $response = null;
             }