diff --git a/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/Editor/__snapshots__/ColumnsSettings.test.tsx.snap b/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/Editor/__snapshots__/ColumnsSettings.test.tsx.snap
index b2175a0c4d..3382a97a14 100644
--- a/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/Editor/__snapshots__/ColumnsSettings.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/Editor/__snapshots__/ColumnsSettings.test.tsx.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "right",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": false,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": false,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": false,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": true,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": false,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
diff --git a/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/getOptions.ts b/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/getOptions.ts
index 2c4a090e39..e83b8a7af6 100644
--- a/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/getOptions.ts
+++ b/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/getOptions.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function getDefaultColumnsOptions(columns: any) {
     allowSearch: false,
     alignContent: getColumnContentAlignment(col.type),
     // `string` cell options
-    allowHTML: true,
+    allowHTML: false,
     highlightLinks: false,
     fixed: false,
   }));