diff --git a/tests/txt_export.test b/tests/txt_export.test
index e7484e9..a0f6415 100644
--- a/tests/txt_export.test
+++ b/tests/txt_export.test
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ Meredith
 [Age]
 
 30
-----------------------------------------';
+----------------------------------------
+
+';
 
     return array(&$view, $expected);
   }
@@ -153,7 +155,9 @@ Meredith
 [Age]
 
 30
-----------------------------------------';
+----------------------------------------
+
+';
 
     $message = 'Hide if empty support for ' . $this->vde_export_type . ' export matched expected output.';
 
diff --git a/theme/views-data-export-txt-body.tpl.php b/theme/views-data-export-txt-body.tpl.php
index d9f1ba3..40eec9b 100644
--- a/theme/views-data-export-txt-body.tpl.php
+++ b/theme/views-data-export-txt-body.tpl.php
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 foreach ($themed_rows as $count => $row):
   foreach ($row as $field => $content):
 ?>
-[<?php print $header[$field]; ?>]
+[<?php print decode_entities($header[$field]); ?>]
 
-<?php print strip_tags($content); // strip html so its plain txt. ?>
+<?php print decode_entites(strip_tags($content)); // strip html so its plain txt. ?>
 
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 ----------------------------------------
 
-<?php endforeach;
\ No newline at end of file
+<?php endforeach;