diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/OverviewController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/OverviewController.php
index 000518804c..bdc4d911e1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/OverviewController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/OverviewController.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class OverviewController extends Controller
         $data = serialize(json_encode($data));
         $dash_config = unserialize($data);
         $hide_dashboard_editor = UserPref::getPref($user, 'hide_dashboard_editor');
-        $widgets = Widget::select('widget_id', 'widget_title')->orderBy('widget_title')->get();
+        $widgets = Widget::select(['widget_id', 'widget_title'])->orderBy('widget_title')->get();
 
         $user_list = [];
         if ($user->can('manage', User::class)) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Widgets/WidgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Widgets/WidgetController.php
index a58f8e073b..34d6b8ed7d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Widgets/WidgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Widgets/WidgetController.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ abstract class WidgetController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json([
             'status' => $status,
-            'title' => __($title),
+            'title' => htmlentities(__($title)),
             'html' => $html,
             'show_settings' => $show_settings,
             'settings' => $settings,