diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7ade73751..6215a79d0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       sheet1[count_row,0] = issue.id
       sheet1[count_row,1] = issue_tracker_change(issue.tracker_id)
       sheet1[count_row,2] = issue.subject
-      sheet1[count_row,3] = issue.description
+      sheet1[count_row,3] = (issue.description.gsub(/<\/?.*?>/,"")).html_safe
       sheet1[count_row,4] = issue_status_change(issue.status_id)
       sheet1[count_row,5] = issue.assigned_to.try(:show_name)
       sheet1[count_row,6] = issue_priority_change(issue.priority_id)
diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
index 8552a65b2..271fb16c6 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.html.erb
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@
     function switch_assign_to(assign) {
         var assign = "option[value =" + assign + "]";
         $("#issues_type_2").click(function(){
-            $("select[id='author_id']").val('');
+
         });
         $("select[id='assigned_to_id']").find(assign).attr("selected", "selected");
+        $("select[id='author_id']").val('');
         remote_function();
     }