diff --git a/application/controllers/admin/export.php b/application/controllers/admin/export.php
index 52617e28ef1..559618c0073 100644
--- a/application/controllers/admin/export.php
+++ b/application/controllers/admin/export.php
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public function vvexport()
                 if (count($fielddata) < 1) {
                     $firstline .= $field;
                 } else {
-                    $firstline .= preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', strip_tags($fielddata['question']));
+                    $firstline .= preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', flattenText($fielddata['question'],false,true,'UTF-8',true));
                 }
                 $firstline .= $s;
                 if ($vvVersion == 2) {