diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
index dcb1772c0989f260cf35c75cc44cc2b776a03a25..d018b1e4c718ae816fb4d97dd43c039bf5b7f8f7 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
@@ -637,7 +637,9 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 	
 	this.fixStringPropertiesForForm = function(propertyType, entity) {
 		var originalValue = entity.properties[propertyType.code];
-		entity.properties[propertyType.code] = this.sanitizeRichHTMLText(originalValue);
+		if (propertyType.dataType !== "XML") {
+			entity.properties[propertyType.code] = this.sanitizeRichHTMLText(originalValue);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	this.sanitizeRichHTMLText = function(originalValue) {