diff --git a/libraries/helpers/src/utils/strip.html.validation.ts b/libraries/helpers/src/utils/strip.html.validation.ts
index 82a3d99b..78c9a7b6 100644
--- a/libraries/helpers/src/utils/strip.html.validation.ts
+++ b/libraries/helpers/src/utils/strip.html.validation.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export const stripHtmlValidation = (
   }
 
   const html = (value || '')
+    .replace(/&/gi, '&')
     .replace(/ /gi, ' ')
     .replace(/^<p[^>]*>/i, '')
     .replace(/<p[^>]*>/gi, '\n')