diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/chat.html b/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
index ebf93195..4997ef99 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/chat.html
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
             // Create a new div for the chat message text and append it to the chat message
             let chatMessageText = document.createElement('div');
             chatMessageText.className = `chat-message-text ${by}`;
-            chatMessageText.innerHTML = formattedMessage;
+            let textNode = document.createTextNode(formattedMessage);
+            chatMessageText.appendChild(textNode);
             chatMessage.appendChild(chatMessageText);
 
             // Append annotations div to the chat message
diff --git a/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html b/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
index 82e3233d..1c661a92 100644
--- a/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
+++ b/src/khoj/interface/web/chat.html
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ To get started, just start typing below. You can also type / to see a list of co
             // Create a new div for the chat message text and append it to the chat message
             let chatMessageText = document.createElement('div');
             chatMessageText.className = `chat-message-text ${by}`;
-            chatMessageText.innerHTML = formattedMessage;
+            let textNode = document.createTextNode(formattedMessage);
+            chatMessageText.appendChild(textNode);
             chatMessage.appendChild(chatMessageText);
 
             // Append annotations div to the chat message