diff --git a/public/main/exercise/exercise.class.php b/public/main/exercise/exercise.class.php
index 8d0adc31d3b..94caf954633 100644
--- a/public/main/exercise/exercise.class.php
+++ b/public/main/exercise/exercise.class.php
@@ -4214,7 +4214,7 @@ public function manage_answer(
                                         $listMenu = FillBlanks::getFillTheBlankMenuAnswers($correctAnswer, false);
                                         if (!empty($studentAnswer)) {
                                             foreach ($listMenu as $key => $item) {
-                                                if ($key == $correctAnswer) {
+                                                if (sha1($item) === $studentAnswer) {
                                                     $studentAnswerToShow = $item;
                                                     break;
                                                 }
diff --git a/public/main/exercise/fill_blanks.class.php b/public/main/exercise/fill_blanks.class.php
index 9e1d3b2014e..d0e361ad615 100644
--- a/public/main/exercise/fill_blanks.class.php
+++ b/public/main/exercise/fill_blanks.class.php
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ public static function isStudentAnswerGood($studentAnswer, $correctAnswer, $from
                     $item = $listMenu[0];
                     if (!$fromDatabase) {
                         $item = sha1($item);
-                        $studentAnswer = sha1($studentAnswer);
+                        //$studentAnswer = sha1($studentAnswer);
                     }
                     if ($item === $studentAnswer) {
                         $result = true;