diff --git a/src/app/workspace/resource/values/text-value/text-value-as-string/text-value-as-string.component.html b/src/app/workspace/resource/values/text-value/text-value-as-string/text-value-as-string.component.html
index 74e0e03975..b6a73b3c59 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/resource/values/text-value/text-value-as-string/text-value-as-string.component.html
+++ b/src/app/workspace/resource/values/text-value/text-value-as-string/text-value-as-string.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <span *ngIf="mode === 'read'; else showForm" class="read-mode-view">
-    <!-- TODO in DEV-797: appLinkify pipe should only be used if property's gui-element is not richt-text; I had the same issue in regions -->
-    <span class="rm-value text-value" [innerHtml]="valueFormControl.value | appLinkify" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>
+    <!-- only use linkify pipe if property's gui-element is not richtext; I had the same issue in regions -->
+    <span class="rm-value text-value" [innerHtml]="guiElement === 'richText' ?  valueFormControl.value : valueFormControl.value | appLinkify" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>
     <span class="rm-comment" *ngIf="shouldShowComment">{{commentFormControl.value}}</span>
 </span>
 <ng-template #showForm>