diff --git a/inc/Form/TextareaElement.php b/inc/Form/TextareaElement.php
index 9d461fdf5b7de16db312f3d2eb95aca3044dbe93..92741eecb0c272ffef54cfd98bc0ba2352c7b3ab 100644
--- a/inc/Form/TextareaElement.php
+++ b/inc/Form/TextareaElement.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TextareaElement extends InputElement {
      */
     public function val($value = null) {
         if($value !== null) {
-            $this->text = $value;
+            $this->text = cleanText($value);
             return $this;
         }
         return $this->text;