diff --git a/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js b/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js
index 8fe54ed83..6f537f27f 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { log } from '../../logger';
 import mermaidAPI from '../../mermaidAPI';
 import * as configApi from '../../config';
+import common from '../common/common';
 
 let entities = {};
 let relationships = [];
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ const getRelationships = () => relationships;
 
 // Keep this - TODO: revisit...allow the diagram to have a title
 const setTitle = function (txt) {
-  title = txt;
+  let sanitizedText = common.sanitizeText(txt, configApi.getConfig());
+  title = sanitizedText;
 };
 
 const getTitle = function () {
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@ const getTitle = function () {
 };
 
 const setAccDescription = function (txt) {
-  description = txt;
+  let sanitizedText = common.sanitizeText(txt, configApi.getConfig());
+  description = sanitizedText;
 };
 
 const getAccDescription = function () {
diff --git a/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.js b/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.js
index 47592b211..0ed02a4a9 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { log } from '../../logger';
 import mermaidAPI from '../../mermaidAPI';
 import * as configApi from '../../config';
 import common from '../common/common';
-const sanitizeText = (txt) => common.sanitizeText(txt, configApi.getConfig());
 
 let sections = {};
 let title = '';
diff --git a/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js b/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js
index 0452bd4a8..ff2eda876 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import mermaidAPI from '../../mermaidAPI';
 import * as configApi from '../../config';
+import common from '../common/common';
 
 let title = '';
 let currentSection = '';
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ export const clear = function () {
 };
 
 export const setTitle = function (txt) {
-  title = txt;
+  let sanitizedText = common.sanitizeText(txt, configApi.getConfig());
+  title = sanitizedText;
+
 };
 
 export const getTitle = function () {