diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index 05e920669..7d12f760a 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ func configureLogging(ctx context.Context, config *configuration.Configuration)
 	switch formatter {
 	case "json":
 		log.SetFormatter(&log.JSONFormatter{
-			TimestampFormat: time.RFC3339Nano,
+			TimestampFormat:   time.RFC3339Nano,
+			DisableHTMLEscape: true,
 		})
 	case "text":
 		log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{