diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/package.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/package.mustache
index 7add6e813fe..89db4c0b91e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/package.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/package.mustache
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "{{projectName}}",
   "version": "{{appVersion}}",
-  "description": "{{appDescription}}",
+  "description": "{{{appDescription}}}",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
     "swagger"
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/swagger.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/swagger.mustache
index 8b4c8d33bdc..553ca7a8174 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/swagger.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/nodejs/swagger.mustache
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "swagger": "2.0",
   "info": {
     "title": "{{appName}}",
-    "description": "{{appDescription}}",
+    "description": "{{{appDescription}}}",
     "version": "{{apiVersion}}"
   },
 {{#apiInfo}}