diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
index cb7816d8829..742d1215b47 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 							c.info = "<font color = #101010>"
 						else			//no toner? shitty copies for you!
 							c.info = "<font color = #808080>"
-						var/copied = html_decode(copy.info)
+						var/copied = copy.info
 						copied = replacetext(copied, "<font face=\"[c.deffont]\" color=", "<font face=\"[c.deffont]\" nocolor=")	//state of the art techniques in action
 						copied = replacetext(copied, "<font face=\"[c.crayonfont]\" color=", "<font face=\"[c.crayonfont]\" nocolor=")	//This basically just breaks the existing color tag, which we need to do because the innermost tag takes priority.
 						c.info += copied