diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/exam/Exam.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/exam/Exam.java
index b7aef066..ce114266 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/exam/Exam.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/exam/Exam.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public final class Exam implements GrantEntity {
         builder.append(", name=");
         builder.append(this.name);
         builder.append(", description=");
-        builder.append(Utils.truncateText(this.getDescription(), 255));
+        builder.append(Utils.truncateText(this.getDescription(), 32));
         builder.append(", startTime=");
         builder.append(this.startTime);
         builder.append(", endTime=");
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/exam/ExamForm.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/exam/ExamForm.java
index f43917eb..880cfab7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/exam/ExamForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/content/exam/ExamForm.java
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ public class ExamForm implements TemplateComposer {
                         QuizData.QUIZ_ATTR_DESCRIPTION,
                         FORM_DESCRIPTION_TEXT_KEY,
                         exam.getDescription())
-                        .asHTMLOrArea(50, exam.lmsSetupId != null)
+                        .asHTML(50)
                         .readonly(true)
                         .withInputSpan(7)
                         .withEmptyCellSeparation(false))
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ public class ExamForm implements TemplateComposer {
                                 QuizData.QUIZ_ATTR_DESCRIPTION,
                                 FORM_DESCRIPTION_TEXT_KEY,
                                 exam.getDescription())
-                        .asArea()
+                        .asHTMLOrArea(50, hasLMS)
                         .readonly(hasLMS))
                 .withAdditionalValueMapping(QuizData.QUIZ_ATTR_DESCRIPTION)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/form/TextFieldBuilder.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/form/TextFieldBuilder.java
index e7c9def1..caaa4639 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/form/TextFieldBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/form/TextFieldBuilder.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gui.form;
 
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Utils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.eclipse.rap.rwt.RWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ public final class TextFieldBuilder extends FieldBuilder<String> {
 
     private String createHTMLText(final String text) {
         return HTML_TEXT_BLOCK_START
-                + text
+                + Utils.formatHTMLLinesForceEscaped( text)
                         .replace("<a", "<span")
                         .replace("</a", "</span")
                         .replace("<A", "<span")