diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46be8cc..850eff4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixes [#574](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/574) — Apply Changes not working because of whitespace conflicts
-- Fixes html encoding issues with the _Search Commits_ view empty state
+- Fixes html encoding issues with the empty state of the _Compare_ and _Search Commits_ views
 
 ## [9.1.0] - 2018-12-12
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/comparePickerNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/comparePickerNode.ts
index 98c4fce..334fb93 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/comparePickerNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/comparePickerNode.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ComparePickerNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
         let item;
         if (selectedRef === undefined) {
             item = new TreeItem(
-                `Compare &lt;branch, tag, or ref&gt; with &lt;branch, tag, or ref&gt;${repository}`,
+                `Compare <branch, tag, or ref> with <branch, tag, or ref>${repository}`,
                 TreeItemCollapsibleState.None
             );
             item.contextValue = ResourceType.ComparePicker;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ComparePickerNode extends ViewNode<CompareView> {
         }
         else {
             item = new TreeItem(
-                `Compare ${selectedRef.label} with &lt;branch, tag, or ref&gt;${repository}`,
+                `Compare ${selectedRef.label} with <branch, tag, or ref>${repository}`,
                 TreeItemCollapsibleState.None
             );
             item.contextValue = ResourceType.ComparePickerWithRef;