diff --git a/longs/templates/longs/mark.html b/longs/templates/longs/mark.html
index 06a7e0b4..d0c2d978 100644
--- a/longs/templates/longs/mark.html
+++ b/longs/templates/longs/mark.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 <div>
 
     {% if not user_answers %}
-    No answers to mark.
+    <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">No answers to mark.</div>
 
-    {% else %}
+    {% endif %}
     Answers:
     <ul>
         {% for answer in user_answers %}
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         </li>
         {% endfor %}
     </ul>
-    {% endif %}
     <div>
         {% if question_details.current > 1 %}
         <a href="{% url 'longs:mark' exam.id question_details.current|add:'-2' %}"
diff --git a/sbas/models.py b/sbas/models.py
index 6a65e77e..f5c8308e 100644
--- a/sbas/models.py
+++ b/sbas/models.py
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ class Question(models.Model):
     def get_correct_answer_stripped(self):
         return self.get_correct_answer().replace("<p>","",1).replace("</p>","",1)
 
+    def get_stem_stripped(self):
+        return self.stem.replace("<p>","",1).replace("</p>","",1)
+
 
 @reversion.register
 class Exam(ExamBase):