diff --git a/sites/all/modules/workflow/workflow.pages.inc b/sites/all/modules/workflow/workflow.pages.inc
index 37c806d..460c2b8 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/workflow/workflow.pages.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/workflow/workflow.pages.inc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function workflow_tab_page($node = NULL) {
     }
     else {
       // Regular state.
-      $state_name = $states[$history->sid];
+      $state_name = check_plain(t($states[$history->sid]));
     }
 
     if (isset($deleted_states[$history->old_sid])) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function workflow_tab_page($node = NULL) {
       $footer_needed = TRUE;
     }
     else {
-      $old_state_name = $states[$history->old_sid];
+      $old_state_name = check_plain(t($states[$history->old_sid]));
     }
     $rows[] = theme('workflow_history_table_row', $history, $old_state_name, $state_name);
   }
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ function workflow_tab_page($node = NULL) {
  * Theme one workflow history table row.
  */
 function theme_workflow_history_table_row($history, $old_state_name, $state_name) {
+  // $old_state_name and $state_name should already have been run through check_plain() and t()
   return array(
     format_date($history->stamp),
-    check_plain(t($old_state_name)),
-    check_plain(t($state_name)),
+    $old_state_name,
+    $state_name,
     theme('username', $history),
     filter_xss($history->comment, array('a', 'em', 'strong')),
   );