diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py b/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
index 77ef8201d..e215f2e27 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/jsontemplates.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from utils import to36, tup, iters
 from wrapped import Wrapped, StringTemplate, CacheStub, CachedVariable, Templated
 from mako.template import Template
 from r2.config.extensions import get_api_subtype
-from r2.lib.filters import spaceCompress, safemarkdown
+from r2.lib.filters import spaceCompress, safemarkdown, wikimarkdown
 from r2.models.subreddit import SubSR
 import time, pytz
 from pylons import c, g
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class WikiViewJsonTemplate(ThingJsonTemplate):
     def render(self, thing, *a, **kw):
         edit_date = time.mktime(thing.edit_date.timetuple())
         return ObjectTemplate(dict(content_md=thing.page_content_md,
-                                   content_html=thing.page_content,
+                                   content_html=wikimarkdown(thing.page_content_md),
                                    revision_by=thing.edit_by,
                                    revision_date=edit_date,
                                    may_revise=thing.may_revise))
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/wiki.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/wiki.py
index c1fbfdff0..43c3f373d 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/wiki.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/wiki.py
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ from pylons import c
 from r2.lib.wrapped import Templated
 from r2.lib.menus import PageNameNav
 from r2.controllers.validator.wiki import this_may_revise
-from r2.lib.filters import wikimarkdown
 from pylons.i18n import _
 
 class WikiView(Templated):
     def __init__(self, content, edit_by, edit_date, diff=None):
-        self.page_content = wikimarkdown(content) if content else ''
         self.page_content_md = content
         self.diff = diff
         self.edit_by = edit_by
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/wikiview.html b/r2/r2/templates/wikiview.html
index 3006669e6..1143d7836 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/wikiview.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/wikiview.html
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 <%namespace file="utils.html" import="timestamp"/>
 
+<%!
+    from r2.lib.filters import wikimarkdown
+%>
 
 %if thing.diff:
     <p>
@@ -29,10 +32,10 @@
     </p>
 %endif
 <p>
-    %if not thing.page_content:
+    %if not thing.page_content_md:
         <em>${_("this page is empty")}</em>
     %else:
-        ${unsafe(thing.page_content)}
+        ${unsafe(wikimarkdown(thing.page_content_md))}
     %endif
 </p>
 %if thing.edit_date: