diff --git a/src/components/Question.js b/src/components/Question.js
index 69ea0d2..511caca 100644
--- a/src/components/Question.js
+++ b/src/components/Question.js
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ function highlightText(text, toHighlight) {
   if (!text) {
     return ''
   }
-  const re = new RegExp(toHighlight, 'gi')
-  return text.replace(re, `<mark>${toHighlight}</mark>`)
+  try {
+    const re = new RegExp(toHighlight, 'gi')
+    return text.replace(re, `<mark>${toHighlight}</mark>`)
+  } catch (e) {
+    return text
+  }
 }
 
 export default function Question({ question, searchTerm }) {