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 669b2e57e0..9cd0c926eb 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",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": false,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": false,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Object {
   "columns": Array [
     Object {
       "alignContent": "left",
-      "allowHTML": true,
+      "allowHTML": false,
       "allowSearch": true,
       "booleanValues": Array [
         "false",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ 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 bcde21bbd6..a6b45ec575 100644
--- a/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/getOptions.ts
+++ b/viz-lib/src/visualizations/table/getOptions.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function getDefaultColumnsOptions(columns: any) {
     allowSearch: false,
     alignContent: getColumnContentAlignment(col.type),
     // `string` cell options
-    allowHTML: true,
+    allowHTML: false,
     highlightLinks: false,
   }));
 }