diff --git a/src/projects/detail/components/SpecQuestions.jsx b/src/projects/detail/components/SpecQuestions.jsx
index c2024a7ff..b7e0dc7b9 100644
--- a/src/projects/detail/components/SpecQuestions.jsx
+++ b/src/projects/detail/components/SpecQuestions.jsx
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ const SpecQuestions = ({questions, project, dirtyProject, resetFeatures, showFea
     const elemProps = {
       name: q.fieldName,
       label: q.label,
-      value: _.unescape(_.get(project, q.fieldName, '')),
+      value: _.get(project, q.fieldName, ''),
       required: q.required,
       validations: q.required ? 'isRequired' : null,
       validationError: q.validationError,
       validationErrors: q.validationErrors
     }
+    // escape value of the question only when it is of string type
+    if (typeof elemProps.value === 'string') {
+      elemProps.value = _.unescape(elemProps.value)
+    }
     if (q.fieldName === 'details.appDefinition.numberScreens') {
       const p = dirtyProject ? dirtyProject : project
       const screens = _.get(p, 'details.appScreens.screens', [])