diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/settings-dropdown.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/settings-dropdown.blade.php
index 84c3a0f09..f79dbc670 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/settings-dropdown.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/settings-dropdown.blade.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class="px-1 dropdown-item-no-padding flex items-center justify-between">
                             </div>
                             <span
                                 class="bg-error text-white text-xs rounded-full w-5 h-5 flex items-center justify-center">
-                                {{ $unreadCount > 9 ? '9+' : $unreadCount }}
+                                {{ $unreadCount > 9 ? '*' : $unreadCount }}
                             </span>
                         </button>
                     @else
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 hover:text-coolgray-500">
                                                 <span class="text-xs dark:text-neutral-400"
                                                     x-text="new Date(entry.published_at).toLocaleDateString('en-US', { month: 'short', day: 'numeric', year: 'numeric' })"></span>
                                             </div>
-                                            <div class="dark:text-neutral-300 leading-relaxed  max-w-none"
-                                                x-html="window.sanitizeHTML(entry.content_html)">
+                                            <div class="dark:text-neutral-300 leading-relaxed max-w-none"
+                                                x-html="entry.content_html">
                                             </div>
                                         </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/upgrade.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/upgrade.blade.php
index ccb6cbaaf..570a8d1dc 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/upgrade.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/upgrade.blade.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class="p-4 mb-4 text-yellow-800 border border-yellow-300 rounded-lg bg-yellow-50
                             </p>
                             <div class="flex flex-col pt-4" x-show="showProgress">
                                 <h2>Progress <x-loading /></h2>
-                                <div x-html="window.sanitizeHTML(currentStatus)"></div>
+                                <div x-html="currentStatus"></div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="flex gap-4" x-show="!showProgress">