diff --git a/operator/pkg/util/template.go b/operator/pkg/util/template.go
index fa5cb6b12..58623a4f8 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/util/template.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/util/template.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package util
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"text/template"
+	"html/template"
 )
 
 // ParseTemplate validates and parses passed as argument template
diff --git a/pkg/karmadactl/addons/utils/template.go b/pkg/karmadactl/addons/utils/template.go
index 15ec21a7f..309a79b72 100644
--- a/pkg/karmadactl/addons/utils/template.go
+++ b/pkg/karmadactl/addons/utils/template.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"text/template"
+	"html/template"
 )
 
 // ParseTemplate validates and parses passed as argument template