diff --git a/public/js/src/module/controller-webform-oc.js b/public/js/src/module/controller-webform-oc.js
index 0aca15d3..109147f6 100644
--- a/public/js/src/module/controller-webform-oc.js
+++ b/public/js/src/module/controller-webform-oc.js
@@ -153,7 +153,13 @@ function init(formEl, data, loadErrors = []) {
                 );
 
                 // For Participant empty-form view in order to show Close button on all pages
-                if (settings.participant && settings.type !== 'edit') {
+                // add settings.reasonForChange condition to prevent Close button show on all pages
+                // for non Participant empty-form that does not have calculate items
+                if (
+                    settings.participant &&
+                    settings.reasonForChange &&
+                    settings.type !== 'edit'
+                ) {
                     form.view.html.classList.add('empty-untouched');
                 }
 
diff --git a/test/client/dn-widget.spec.js b/test/client/dn-widget.spec.js
index 5b41de50..7c01d05c 100644
--- a/test/client/dn-widget.spec.js
+++ b/test/client/dn-widget.spec.js
@@ -345,11 +345,11 @@ describe('DN object', () => {
             ['{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "comment"}]}', ''],
             // first has system user
             [
-                '{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "comment", "status": "updated", "user": "root", "date_time":2}]}',
+                '{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "comment", "status": "updated", "user": "system", "date_time":2}]}',
                 '',
             ],
             [
-                '{"queries":[{"type": "comment", "status": "updated", "user": "root", "date_time":2}], "logs":[]}',
+                '{"queries":[{"type": "comment", "status": "updated", "user": "system", "date_time":2}], "logs":[]}',
                 '',
             ],
             // first has empty user
@@ -372,20 +372,20 @@ describe('DN object', () => {
             ],
             // first root ignored, next is taken
             [
-                '{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "audit", "user": "root", "date_time":2},{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}]}',
+                '{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "audit", "user": "system", "date_time":2},{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}]}',
                 'jen',
             ],
             [
-                '{"queries":[{"type": "audit", "user": "root", "date_time":2},{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}], "logs":[]}',
+                '{"queries":[{"type": "audit", "user": "system", "date_time":2},{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}], "logs":[]}',
                 'jen',
             ],
             // same, but switched order (same date_time) to test ordering
             [
-                '{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}, {"type": "audit", "user": "root", "date_time":2}]}',
+                '{"queries":[], "logs":[{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}, {"type": "audit", "user": "system", "date_time":2}]}',
                 'jen',
             ],
             [
-                '{"queries":[{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}, {"type": "audit", "user": "root", "date_time":2}], "logs":[]}',
+                '{"queries":[{"type": "comment", "user": "jen", "date_time":1}, {"type": "audit", "user": "system", "date_time":2}], "logs":[]}',
                 'jen',
             ],
         ].forEach((test) => {
diff --git a/widget/discrepancy-note/dn-widget.js b/widget/discrepancy-note/dn-widget.js
index fd9d2d31..56a24ba3 100644
--- a/widget/discrepancy-note/dn-widget.js
+++ b/widget/discrepancy-note/dn-widget.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import reasons from '../../public/js/src/module/reasons';
 let currentUser;
 let users;
 let annotationIconDataUri;
-const SYSTEM_USER = 'root';
+const SYSTEM_USER = 'system';
 
 const pad2 = (x) => (x < 10 ? `0${x}` : x);
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class Comment extends Widget {
                 : t('widget.dn.fileremoved');
         }
 
-        this._addAudit(comment, '', false);
+        this._addAudit(this._decodeHtml(comment), '', false);
 
         if (settings.reasonForChange && !this.linkedQuestionReadonly) {
             const reasonQuestion = reasons.addField(this.linkedQuestion);
@@ -1599,6 +1599,20 @@ class Comment extends Widget {
         );
     }
 
+    _decodeHtml(str) {
+        return str.replace(
+            /(&amp;)|(&lt;)|(&gt;)|(&#39;)|(&quot;)/g,
+            (tag) =>
+                ({
+                    '&amp;': '&',
+                    '&lt;': '<',
+                    '&gt;': '>',
+                    '&#39;': "'",
+                    '&quot;': '"',
+                }[tag])
+        );
+    }
+
     _getHistoryRow(item, options = {}) {
         const types = {
             comment: '<span class="icon fa-comment-o"> </span>',