diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index f8ea2503e..98158029f 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -3754,9 +3754,9 @@
 
 		$res = trim($str); if (!$res) return '';
 
-		if (get_pref($link, "STRIP_UNSAFE_TAGS", $owner) || $force_strip_tags) {
-			$res = $purifier->purify($res);
-		}
+//		if (get_pref($link, "STRIP_UNSAFE_TAGS", $owner) || $force_strip_tags) {
+		$res = $purifier->purify($res);
+//		}
 
 		if (get_pref($link, "STRIP_IMAGES", $owner)) {
 			$res = preg_replace('/<img[^>]+>/is', '', $res);
diff --git a/modules/pref-prefs.php b/modules/pref-prefs.php
index 191facfd1..bcabd07ac 100644
--- a/modules/pref-prefs.php
+++ b/modules/pref-prefs.php
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 		$subop = $_REQUEST["subop"];
 
-		$prefs_blacklist = array("HIDE_READ_FEEDS", "FEEDS_SORT_BY_UNREAD");
+		$prefs_blacklist = array("HIDE_READ_FEEDS", "FEEDS_SORT_BY_UNREAD",
+			"STRIP_UNSAFE_TAGS");
 
 		$profile_blacklist = array("ALLOW_DUPLICATE_POSTS", "PURGE_OLD_DAYS",
 			"PURGE_UNREAD_ARTICLES", "DIGEST_ENABLE", "DIGEST_CATCHUP",