diff --git a/osm_pla/placement/mznplacement.py b/osm_pla/placement/mznplacement.py
index d507bbdc2d65d2f2efa9e9b8a9d24fbcb3edab9b..ac25448235c8f3283982ac51dd4bb16e2d1165cb 100755
--- a/osm_pla/placement/mznplacement.py
+++ b/osm_pla/placement/mznplacement.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class MznModelGenerator(object):
         """loads the jinja template used for model generation"""
         loader1 = FileSystemLoader(MznModelGenerator.template_search_path)
         loader2 = PackageLoader("osm_pla", ".")
-        env = Environment(loader=ChoiceLoader([loader1, loader2]))
+        env = Environment(loader=ChoiceLoader([loader1, loader2]), autoescape=True)
         return env.get_template(template_name)