diff --git a/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/models/Module.php b/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/models/Module.php
index 91cd030db67337a8ff4f3ea45f7c385c6ce28bc1..8de5303bbf8a00f908e5b97a49894be59d80879f 100644
--- a/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/models/Module.php
+++ b/modules/Settings/LayoutEditor/models/Module.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Settings_LayoutEditor_Module_Model extends Vtiger_Module_Model {
 		if (is_array($defaultValue)) {
 			$defaultValue = implode(' |##| ', $defaultValue);
 		}
-		$fieldModel->set('defaultvalue', $defaultValue);
+		$fieldModel->set('defaultvalue', vtlib_purify($defaultValue));
 
 		$blockModel = Vtiger_Block_Model::getInstance($blockId, $this);
 		$blockModel->addField($fieldModel);