diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
index 84499ffe6..d8bf7b270 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js
@@ -960,7 +960,11 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
 
         }
         if (!isInitialLoad && unknownTypes.length > 0) {
-            var typeList = "<ul><li>"+unknownTypes.join("</li><li>")+"</li></ul>";
+            var typeList = $("<ul>");
+            unknownTypes.forEach(function(t) {
+                $("<li>").text(t).appendTo(typeList);
+            })
+            typeList = typeList[0].outerHTML;
             RED.notify("<p>"+RED._("clipboard.importUnrecognised",{count:unknownTypes.length})+"</p>"+typeList,"error",false,10000);
         }