diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-actions.underscore b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-actions.underscore
index b748b60c35b577dbcb6ed6866926d7a88ee80161..682524a82e3c9ffc596883260ef7a3aae7a1bbf6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-actions.underscore
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/templates/team-actions.underscore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <div class="team-actions">
   <h3 class="title"><%- gettext("Are you having trouble finding a team to join?") %></h3>
-  <p class="copy"><%= message %></p>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <p class="copy"><%= message %></p> <% // xss-lint: disable=underscore-not-escaped %>
+</div>