diff --git a/src/daemon.vala b/src/daemon.vala
index 7fcaa8d..977ba78 100644
--- a/src/daemon.vala
+++ b/src/daemon.vala
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 					name = alpm_pkg.name,
 					version = alpm_pkg.version,
 					// desc can be null
-					desc = alpm_pkg.desc != null ? Markup.escape_text (alpm_pkg.desc) : "",
+					desc = alpm_pkg.desc ?? "",
 					repo = (owned) repo_name,
 					size = alpm_pkg.isize,
 					origin = (uint) alpm_pkg.origin
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				name = json_object.get_string_member ("Name"),
 				version = json_object.get_string_member ("Version"),
 				// desc can be null
-				desc = json_object.get_null_member ("Description") ? "" : Markup.escape_text (json_object.get_string_member ("Description")),
+				desc = json_object.get_null_member ("Description") ? "" : json_object.get_string_member ("Description"),
 				popularity = json_object.get_double_member ("Popularity")
 			};
 		}
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				version = json_object.get_string_member ("Version");
 				// desc can be null
 				if (!json_object.get_null_member ("Description")) {
-					desc = Markup.escape_text (json_object.get_string_member ("Description"));
+					desc = json_object.get_string_member ("Description");
 				}
 				popularity = json_object.get_double_member ("Popularity");
 				// packagebase
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				// url can be null
 				unowned Json.Node? node = json_object.get_member ("URL");
 				if (!node.is_null ()) {
-					url = Markup.escape_text (node.get_string ());
+					url = node.get_string ();
 				}
 				// maintainer can be null
 				node = json_object.get_member ("Maintainer");
@@ -974,11 +974,11 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				version = alpm_pkg.version;
 				// desc can be null
 				if (alpm_pkg.desc != null) {
-					desc = Markup.escape_text (alpm_pkg.desc);
+					desc = alpm_pkg.desc;
 				}
 				// url can be null
 				if (alpm_pkg.url != null) {
-					url = Markup.escape_text (alpm_pkg.url);
+					url = alpm_pkg.url;
 				}
 				// packager can be null
 				packager = alpm_pkg.packager ?? "";
diff --git a/src/manager_window.vala b/src/manager_window.vala
index 00cac22..ab6e6fc 100644
--- a/src/manager_window.vala
+++ b/src/manager_window.vala
@@ -388,8 +388,9 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			AlpmPackageDetails details = transaction.get_pkg_details (pkgname);
 			// infos
 			name_label.set_markup ("<big><b>%s  %s</b></big>".printf (details.name, details.version));
-			desc_label.set_markup (details.desc);
-			link_label.set_markup ("<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>".printf (details.url, details.url));
+			desc_label.set_text (details.desc);
+			string escaped_url = Markup.escape_text (details.url);
+			link_label.set_markup ("<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>".printf (escaped_url, escaped_url));
 			StringBuilder licenses = new StringBuilder ();
 			licenses.append (dgettext (null, "Licenses"));
 			licenses.append (":");
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				licenses.append (" ");
 				licenses.append (license);
 			}
-			licenses_label.set_markup (licenses.str);
+			licenses_label.set_text (licenses.str);
 			// details
 			details_list.clear ();
 			details_list.insert_with_values (null, -1,
@@ -554,7 +555,8 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				name_label.set_markup ("<big><b>%s  %s</b></big>".printf (details.name, details.version));
 				desc_label.set_text (details.desc);
 				string aur_url = "http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/" + details.name;
-				link_label.set_markup ("<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>\n\n<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>".printf (details.url, details.url, aur_url, aur_url));
+				string escaped_url = Markup.escape_text (details.url);
+				link_label.set_markup ("<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>\n\n<a href=\"%s\">%s</a>".printf (escaped_url, escaped_url, aur_url, aur_url));
 				StringBuilder licenses = new StringBuilder ();
 				licenses.append (dgettext (null, "Licenses"));
 				licenses.append (":");
@@ -664,7 +666,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 				packages_list.insert_with_values (null, -1,
 												0, pkg.origin,
 												1, pkg.name,
-												2, "<b>%s</b>\n%s".printf (pkg.name, pkg.desc),
+												2, "<b>%s</b>\n%s".printf (pkg.name, Markup.escape_text (pkg.desc)),
 												3, pkg.version,
 												4, pkg.repo,
 												5, pkg.size,
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 					aur_list.insert_with_values (null, -1,
 													0, alpm_pkg.origin,
 													1, alpm_pkg.name,
-													2, "<b>%s</b>\n%s".printf (alpm_pkg.name, alpm_pkg.desc),
+													2, "<b>%s</b>\n%s".printf (alpm_pkg.name, Markup.escape_text (alpm_pkg.desc)),
 													3, alpm_pkg.version,
 													4, aur_pkg.popularity,
 													5, "%.2f".printf (aur_pkg.popularity));
@@ -694,7 +696,7 @@ namespace Pamac {
 					aur_list.insert_with_values (null, -1,
 													0, 0,
 													1, aur_pkg.name,
-													2, "<b>%s</b>\n%s".printf (aur_pkg.name, aur_pkg.desc),
+													2, "<b>%s</b>\n%s".printf (aur_pkg.name, Markup.escape_text (aur_pkg.desc)),
 													3, aur_pkg.version,
 													4, aur_pkg.popularity,
 													5, "%.2f".printf (aur_pkg.popularity));