diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index fe642a9..0ce8767 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -9929,12 +9929,6 @@
                     $smallmessage = $message_users->smallmessage;
                 }
 
-                //prevent html symbols being displayed
-                if ($message_users->fullmessageformat == FORMAT_HTML) {
-                    $smallmessage = html_to_text($smallmessage);
-                } else {
-                    $smallmessage = s($smallmessage);
-                }
             } else if ($message_users->notification) {
                 //its a notification with no smallmessage so just say they have a notification
                 $smallmessage = get_string('unreadnewnotification', 'message');
@@ -9958,6 +9952,7 @@
                             html_writer::link('', $strstaymessage, array('id'=>'notificationno')).
                         html_writer::end_tag('div');
                     html_writer::end_tag('div');
+                    echo $strmessages."<";
 
         $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.core_message.init_notification', array('', $content, $url));