diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/onebox.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/onebox.js
index eb7a1bf7b7f..a4ac43c9f6d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/onebox.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/onebox.js
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ Discourse.Onebox = {
     $elem.addClass('loading-onebox');
 
     // Retrieve the onebox
-    var promise = Discourse.ajax("/onebox", { data: { url: url, refresh: refresh } });
+    var promise = Discourse.ajax("/onebox", {
+      dataType: 'html',
+      data: { url: url, refresh: refresh }
+    });
 
     // We can call this when loading is complete
     var loadingFinished = function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/composer_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/composer_controller.js
index 0b370d20e9f..e25420d025c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/composer_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/composer_controller.js
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ Discourse.ComposerController = Discourse.Controller.extend({
     // If visible update the text
     var educationKey = this.get('content.creatingTopic') ? 'new-topic' : 'new-reply';
     var composerController = this;
-    Discourse.ajax("/education/" + educationKey).then(function(result) {
-      composerController.set('educationContents', result.responseText);
+    Discourse.ajax("/education/" + educationKey, {dataType: 'html'}).then(function(result) {
+      composerController.set('educationContents', result);
     });
   }.observes('typedReply', 'content.creatingTopic', 'Discourse.currentUser.reply_count'),