diff --git a/juncture/components/VisualEssay.vue b/juncture/components/VisualEssay.vue
index ed9f7456d..6f6394d74 100644
--- a/juncture/components/VisualEssay.vue
+++ b/juncture/components/VisualEssay.vue
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ module.exports = {
           // span.setAttribute('data-eid', span.attributes.eid.value)
           // span.classList.add('entity', 'tagged')
           let entityInfobox = document.createElement('ve-entity-infobox')
+          entityInfobox.innerHTML = span.innerHTML
           entityInfobox.setAttribute('qid', span.attributes.eid.value)
           span.replaceWith(entityInfobox)
         }