diff --git a/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb b/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb
index 71a44f3c9..055dd7d6b 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
                   <tr>
                     <td colspan="2" width="580"  style="word-break:break-all">
                       <p class="font_description">
-                        <%= membership.course.short_description %>
-                      </p></td>
+                      <%= textilizable membership.course.short_description %>
+                     </p>        
+                    </td>
                   </tr>
                   <tr>
                     <td>