diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
index dceb8052..36b7facd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
 
         return View::make('dashboard.settings.app-setup')
             ->withPageTitle(trans('dashboard.settings.app-setup.app-setup').' - '.trans('dashboard.dashboard'))
-            ->withSubMenu($this->subMenu);
+            ->withSubMenu($this->subMenu)
+            ->withRawAppAbout(Setting::get('app_about'));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php
index ecebd8de..160d3d8c 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label>{{ trans('forms.settings.app-setup.about-this-page') }}</label>
                                         <div class='markdown-control'>
-                                            <textarea name="app_about" class="form-control autosize" rows="4">{{ $about_app }}</textarea>
+                                            <textarea name="app_about" class="form-control autosize" rows="4">{{ $raw_app_about }}</textarea>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>