diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/aspect-edit-pane.js b/app/assets/javascripts/aspect-edit-pane.js
index 8c9725bf2..feaf196c2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/aspect-edit-pane.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/aspect-edit-pane.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function updateAspectName(new_name) {
   $('input#aspect_name').val(new_name);
 }
 function updatePageAspectName( an_id, new_name) {
-  $('ul#aspect_nav [data-guid="'+an_id+'"]').html(new_name);
+  $('ul#aspect_nav [data-guid="'+an_id+'"]').text(new_name);
 }
 
 $(document).ready(function() {