diff --git a/src/modules/bgg_connection.py b/src/modules/bgg_connection.py
index 9154ddf..e95ea52 100644
--- a/src/modules/bgg_connection.py
+++ b/src/modules/bgg_connection.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import time
 import math
 from typing import Union
+import html
 
 from src.classes import boardgame_classes, play_classes
 from src.modules import auth_manager
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ def convert_xml_to_boardgame(boardgame_xml: ET.Element) -> boardgame_classes.Boa
         "id" : int(boardgame_xml.get('id')),
         "name" : boardgame_xml.find('name').get('value'),
         "weight": boardgame_xml.find('statistics').find('ratings').find('averageweight').get('value'),
-        "description" : boardgame_xml.find('description').text,
+        "description" : html.unescape(boardgame_xml.find('description').text),
         "image_url" : boardgame_xml.find('image').text,
         "thumbnail_url" : boardgame_xml.find('thumbnail').text,
         "year_published" : int(boardgame_xml.find('yearpublished').get('value')),