diff --git a/htdocs/application/controllers/Main.php b/htdocs/application/controllers/Main.php
index 0c2511f..49d676e 100644
--- a/htdocs/application/controllers/Main.php
+++ b/htdocs/application/controllers/Main.php
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class Main extends CI_Controller
 			$data['expire_set'] = $this->input->post('expire');
 			$data['private_set'] = $this->input->post('private');
 			$data['snipurl_set'] = $this->input->post('snipurl');
-			$data['paste_set'] = $this->input->post('code');
+			$data['paste_set'] = htmlspecialchars($this->input->post('code'));
 			$data['title_set'] = $this->input->post('title');
 			$data['reply'] = $this->input->post('reply');
 			$data['lang_set'] = $this->input->post('lang');
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index f2874fe..07fd4a2 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="control-group">
 				<div class="controls">
-					<textarea id="code" class="span12" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo htmlspecialchars($paste_set); }?></textarea>
+					<textarea id="code" class="span12" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo $paste_set; }?></textarea>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index ad28bec..3d0adfb 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 <span class="instruction"><a href="#" id="enable_codemirror" data-lang-enablesynhl="<?php echo lang('paste_enablesynhl'); ?>" data-lang-disablesynhl="<?php echo lang('paste_disablesynhl'); ?>"></a></span>
 			</label>
 			
-			<textarea id="code" name="code" cols="40" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo htmlspecialchars($paste_set); }?></textarea>
+			<textarea id="code" name="code" cols="40" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo $paste_set; }?></textarea>
 		</div>																											
 
 			<?php if($this->config->item('enable_captcha') && $this->session->userdata('is_human') === null){ ?>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 38b7247..581af2c 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                 <span class="instruction"><a href="#" id="enable_codemirror" data-lang-enablesynhl="<?php echo lang('paste_enablesynhl'); ?>" data-lang-disablesynhl="<?php echo lang('paste_disablesynhl'); ?>"></a></span>
 			</label>
 
-			<textarea id="code" name="code" cols="40" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo htmlspecialchars($paste_set); }?></textarea>
+			<textarea id="code" name="code" cols="40" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo $paste_set; }?></textarea>
 
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 541d49a..a426630 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="control-group">
 				<div class="controls">
-					<textarea id="code" class="span12" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo htmlspecialchars($paste_set); }?></textarea>
+					<textarea id="code" class="span12" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo $paste_set; }?></textarea>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 5a236e6..c2c36f6 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/i386/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="control-group">
 				<div class="controls">
-					<textarea id="code" class="span12" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo htmlspecialchars($paste_set); }?></textarea>
+					<textarea id="code" class="span12" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo $paste_set; }?></textarea>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index c0236f5..594bebb 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="control-group">
 				<div class="controls">
-					<textarea id="code" class="form-control" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo htmlspecialchars($paste_set); }?></textarea>
+					<textarea id="code" class="form-control" name="code" rows="20" tabindex="4"><?php if(isset($paste_set)){ echo $paste_set; }?></textarea>
 				</div>
 			</div>