diff --git a/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php b/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php
index b8d84729bcd..300e557ee85 100644
--- a/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php
+++ b/question/type/ddmarker/edit_ddmarker_form.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class qtype_ddmarker_edit_form extends qtype_ddtoimage_edit_form_base {
 
     protected function draggable_items_repeated_options() {
         $repeatedoptions = array();
-        $repeatedoptions['drags[label]']['type'] = PARAM_TEXT;
+        $repeatedoptions['drags[label]']['type'] = PARAM_RAW;
         return $repeatedoptions;
     }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class qtype_ddmarker_edit_form extends qtype_ddtoimage_edit_form_base {
 
     protected function drop_zones_repeated_options() {
         $repeatedoptions = array();
-        $repeatedoptions['drops[coords]']['type']      = PARAM_TEXT;
+        $repeatedoptions['drops[coords]']['type'] = PARAM_RAW;
         return $repeatedoptions;
     }