diff --git a/fusion_repairs/__manifest__.py b/fusion_repairs/__manifest__.py
index cc9c2f3c..037320ba 100644
--- a/fusion_repairs/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_repairs/__manifest__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Repairs',
-    'version': '19.0.2.2.3',
+    'version': '19.0.2.2.4',
     'category': 'Inventory/Repairs',
     'summary': 'Guided medical equipment repair intake, dispatch, maintenance, and self-service portal',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_repairs/static/src/components/flowchart_designer/flowchart_designer.js b/fusion_repairs/static/src/components/flowchart_designer/flowchart_designer.js
index 800f2240..d0d866cb 100644
--- a/fusion_repairs/static/src/components/flowchart_designer/flowchart_designer.js
+++ b/fusion_repairs/static/src/components/flowchart_designer/flowchart_designer.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * the source of truth for the designer view and the node/edge tables are
  * the source of truth for the runtime traversal.
  */
-import { Component, onMounted, onWillUnmount, useRef, useState } from "@odoo/owl";
+import { Component, markup, onMounted, onWillUnmount, useRef, useState } from "@odoo/owl";
 import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { rpc } from "@web/core/network/rpc";
 import { useService } from "@web/core/utils/hooks";
@@ -106,8 +106,13 @@ export class FlowchartDesigner extends Component {
      */
     get wysiwygConfig() {
         const meta = this.selectedMeta;
+        // CRITICAL: wrap the HTML string with markup() so the editor's
+        // setElementContent() takes the innerHTML branch instead of the
+        // textContent branch - otherwise the editor renders our tags as
+        // literal text instead of formatted prose / lists.
+        const rawHtml = meta?.content_html || "";
         return {
-            content: meta?.content_html || "",
+            content: rawHtml ? markup(rawHtml) : markup(""),
             Plugins: MAIN_PLUGINS,
             // onChange fires after each edit step - read the current HTML
             // from the editor and persist it to selectedMeta + dirty flag.