diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/blacklists.js b/app/assets/javascripts/blacklists.js
index cafe44671..e265070f9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/blacklists.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/blacklists.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   Danbooru.Blacklist.blacklists = [];
   
   Danbooru.Blacklist.parse_entries = function() {
-    var entries = ($.parseJSON(Danbooru.meta("blacklisted-tags") || "[]")).replace(/(rating:[qes])\w+/, "$1").split(/,/);
+    var raw = $('<textarea/>').html(Danbooru.meta("blacklisted-tags") || "[]").val();
+    var entries = ($.parseJSON(raw)).replace(/(rating:[qes])\w+/, "$1").split(/,/);
     $.each(entries, function(i, tags) {
       var blacklist = {
         "tags": tags,