diff --git a/app/views/submissions/show.html.erb b/app/views/submissions/show.html.erb
index 3d23b90a..709dc9a9 100644
--- a/app/views/submissions/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/submissions/show.html.erb
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
               <div class="flex items-center space-x-1 mt-1">
                 <span>
                   <%= t('reason') %>:
-                  <%= simple_format(h(submitter.submission_events.find_by(event_type: :decline_form).data['reason'])) %>
+                  <%= simple_format(h(submitter.submission_events.find_by(event_type: :decline_form).data['reason']), {}, sanitize: false) %>
                 </span>
               </div>
             <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/submitter_mailer/declined_email.html.erb b/app/views/submitter_mailer/declined_email.html.erb
index 07b877c9..40e02391 100644
--- a/app/views/submitter_mailer/declined_email.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/submitter_mailer/declined_email.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <p><%= t('hi_there') %>,</p>
 <p><%= t('name_declined_by_submitter_with_the_following_reason', name: @submitter.submission.name || @submitter.submission.template.name, submitter: @submitter.name || @submitter.email || @submitter.phone) %></p>
-<%= simple_format(h(@submitter.submission_events.find_by(event_type: :decline_form).data['reason'])) %>
+<%= simple_format(h(@submitter.submission_events.find_by(event_type: :decline_form).data['reason']), {}, sanitize: false) %>
 <p><%= link_to submission_url(@submitter.submission), submission_url(@submitter.submission) %></p>