diff --git a/share/html/Elements/CryptStatus b/share/html/Elements/CryptStatus
index aa9a883..3605745 100644
--- a/share/html/Elements/CryptStatus
+++ b/share/html/Elements/CryptStatus
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ foreach my $run ( @runs ) {
                 push @messages, {
                     Tag     => $protocol,
                     Classes => [qw/keycheck bad/],
-                    Value   => loc( "Public key '0x[_1]' is required to verify signature", $line->{'Key'} ),
+                    Value   => $m->interp->apply_escapes( loc( "Public key '0x[_1]' is required to verify signature", $line->{'Key'} ), 'h'),
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -156,21 +156,21 @@ foreach my $run ( @runs ) {
             push @messages, {
                 Tag     => $protocol,
                 Classes => ['passphrasecheck', lc $line->{Status}],
-                Value   => loc( $line->{'Message'} ),
+                Value   => $m->interp->apply_escapes( loc( $line->{'Message'} ), 'h'),
             };
         }
         elsif ( $line->{'Operation'} eq 'Decrypt' ) {
             push @messages, {
                 Tag     => $protocol,
                 Classes => ['decrypt', lc $line->{Status}],
-                Value   => loc( $line->{'Message'} ),
+                Value   => $m->interp->apply_escapes( loc( $line->{'Message'} ), 'h'),
             };
         }
         elsif ( $line->{'Operation'} eq 'Verify' ) {
             push @messages, {
                 Tag     => $protocol,
                 Classes => ['verify', lc $line->{Status}, 'trust-'.($line->{Trust} || 'UNKNOWN')],
-                Value   => loc( $line->{'Message'} ),
+                Value   => $m->interp->apply_escapes( loc( $line->{'Message'} ), 'h'),
             };
         }
         else {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ foreach my $run ( @runs ) {
             push @messages, {
                 Tag     => $protocol,
                 Classes => [lc $line->{Operation}, lc $line->{Status}],
-                Value   => loc( $line->{'Message'} ),
+                Value   => $m->interp->apply_escapes( loc( $line->{'Message'} ), 'h'),
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/share/static/js/util.js b/share/static/js/util.js
index b665c0e..f6f5c3b 100644
--- a/share/static/js/util.js
+++ b/share/static/js/util.js
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ function toggle_addprincipal_validity(input, good, title) {
 
 function update_addprincipal_title(title) {
     var h3 = jQuery("#acl-AddPrincipal h3");
-    h3.html( h3.text().replace(/: .*$/,'') + ": " + title );
+    h3.text( h3.text().replace(/: .*$/,'') + ": " + title );
 }
 
 // when a value is selected from the autocompleter