diff --git a/app/presenters/rtl_show_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/rtl_show_presenter.rb
index 7ed591c3..05268da4 100644
--- a/app/presenters/rtl_show_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/rtl_show_presenter.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def override_title_field
   end
 
   def html_title
-    super.split("<br />").map(&:html_safe).join(", ")
+    super.split("<br />").map(&:html_safe).join(", ").gsub(/<.*?>/, "")
   end
 
   def field_config(field)
diff --git a/spec/presenters/rtl_show_presenter_spec.rb b/spec/presenters/rtl_show_presenter_spec.rb
index b30d11ce..cbf54b50 100644
--- a/spec/presenters/rtl_show_presenter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/presenters/rtl_show_presenter_spec.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
           field: ["بي"],
           special: ["Traité sur l'art de la charpente : théorique et pratique"],
           title: ["بي", "Traité sur l'art de la charpente : théorique et pratique"],
-          "override-title_ssim": ["Test"]
+          "override-title_ssim": ["<i>Test</i>"]
         )
       end