diff --git a/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb b/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb
index 5f88322ea..334a6eee1 100644
--- a/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb
@@ -208,5 +208,5 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 <script>
-  orbitDesktop.initializeJournals.prototype.autocomplete = { "journal_title" : <%= @journal_candidate  %>, "co_authors_candidate" : <%= @co_author_candidate %> }
+  orbitDesktop.initializeJournals.prototype.autocomplete = { "journal_title" : <%= @journal_candidate.to_json.html_safe   %>, "co_authors_candidate" : <%= @co_author_candidate.to_json.html_safe  %> }
 </script>