diff --git a/app/models/Models.scala b/app/models/Models.scala
index 45ca985..8bc2ff0 100644
--- a/app/models/Models.scala
+++ b/app/models/Models.scala
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ case class Question(
             url => (url.url == "true" && url.title == "isCategoryList")
           }.length > 0
         }
-        .map { answer => answer.text }
+        .map { answer => answer.text.replace("&", "&").replace("+", "+") }
         .toSet
       assert(
         categoryNames == answerCategoryNames,