diff --git a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/kitchen_machinery/smartfridge.dm b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/kitchen_machinery/smartfridge.dm
index 6d1f482adf9..4c712b9ece6 100644
--- a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/kitchen_machinery/smartfridge.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/kitchen_machinery/smartfridge.dm
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 		var/K = item_quants[i]
 		var/count = item_quants[K]
 		if(count > 0)
-			items.Add(list(list("display_name" = html_encode(capitalize(K)), "vend" = i, "quantity" = count)))
+			items.Add(list(list("display_name" = capitalize(K), "vend" = i, "quantity" = count)))
 
 	if(length(items))
 		data["contents"] = items