diff --git a/cypress/integration/contentful_banners_spec.js b/cypress/integration/contentful_banners_spec.js
index 0e7bd61be0..0f3c7387c3 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/contentful_banners_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/contentful_banners_spec.js
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ describe('Contentful driven banners', () => {
       .each((banner, i) => {
         cy.wrap(banner)
         .find('.top-banners_item--body')
-        .invoke('html').invoke('trim')
-        .should((bannerHTML) => {
-          expect(utf8.encode(bannerHTML), `Banner #${i + 1} text is proper`).to.eq(banners[i].text)
+        .invoke('text').invoke('trim')
+        .should((bannerText) => {
+          const yamlText = Cypress.$(banners[i].text).text().trim()
+
+          expect(utf8.encode(bannerText), `Banner #${i + 1} text is proper`).to.eq(yamlText)
         })
 
         cy.wrap(banner)
diff --git a/source/_data/banners.yml b/source/_data/banners.yml
index f1fe4fea4d..1ed3cf627b 100644
--- a/source/_data/banners.yml
+++ b/source/_data/banners.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - startDate: '2019-07-17T14:00-05:00'
   endDate: '2019-07-31T23:59-05:00'
-  text: "<p>\U0001F6A9Learn how to get complete code coverage with Cypress <a href=\"https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2115632233252/WN_bbV5ezckSMu9icH0KwuHuA\">on July 31st at 11AM PDT/2PM EDT</a> with Gleb Bahmutov and Amir Rustamzadeh <a href=\"https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2115632233252/WN_bbV5ezckSMu9icH0KwuHuA\"></a></p>"
+  text: "<p>\U0001F6A9Learn how to get complete & awesome code coverage with Cypress <a href=\"https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2115632233252/WN_bbV5ezckSMu9icH0KwuHuA\">on July 31st at 11AM PDT/2PM EDT</a> with Gleb Bahmutov and Amir Rustamzadeh <a href=\"https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2115632233252/WN_bbV5ezckSMu9icH0KwuHuA\"></a></p>"
   buttonText: 'Register Now '
   buttonLink: 'https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2115632233252/WN_bbV5ezckSMu9icH0KwuHuA'