diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js
index 068de2aedf..27b009e2b1 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/redux/reducer.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createPoly } from '../../../../utils/polyvinyl';
 
 import types from './types';
 import { HTML, JS } from '../../../utils/challengeTypes';
+import { buildSeed, getPath } from '../utils';
 
 const initialState = {
   challenge: '',
@@ -13,24 +14,6 @@ const initialState = {
   superBlocks: []
 };
 
-function arrayToNewLineString(seedData = []) {
-  seedData = Array.isArray(seedData) ? seedData : [seedData];
-  return seedData.reduce((seed, line) => '' + seed + line + '\n', '');
-}
-
-function buildSeed({ challengeSeed = [] } = {}) {
-  return arrayToNewLineString(challengeSeed);
-}
-
-const pathsMap = {
-  [HTML]: 'main.html',
-  [JS]: 'main.js'
-};
-
-function getPath({ challengeType }) {
-  return pathsMap[challengeType] || 'main';
-}
-
 const mainReducer = handleActions(
   {
     [types.fetchChallengeCompleted]: (state, { payload = '' }) => ({
diff --git a/common/app/routes/challenges/utils.js b/common/app/routes/challenges/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9959f48455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/challenges/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { compose } from 'redux';
+import { HTML, JS } from '../../utils/challengeTypes';
+
+export function encodeScriptTags(value) {
+  return value
+    .replace(/<script>/gi, 'fccss')
+    .replace(/<\/script>/gi, 'fcces');
+}
+
+export function decodeSafeTags(value) {
+  return value
+    .replace(/fccss/gi, '<script>')
+    .replace(/fcces/gi, '</script>');
+}
+
+export function encodeFormAction(value) {
+  return value.replace(
+    /<form[^>]*>/,
+    val => val.replace(/action(\s*?)=/, 'fccfaa$1=')
+  );
+}
+
+export function decodeFccfaaAttr(value) {
+  return value.replace(
+    /<form[^>]*>/,
+    val => val.replace(/fccfaa(\s*?)=/, 'action$1=')
+  );
+}
+
+export function arrayToNewLineString(seedData = []) {
+  seedData = Array.isArray(seedData) ? seedData : [seedData];
+  return seedData.reduce((seed, line) => '' + seed + line + '\n', '\n');
+}
+
+export function buildSeed({ challengeSeed = [] } = {}) {
+  return compose(
+    decodeSafeTags,
+    arrayToNewLineString
+  )(challengeSeed);
+}
+
+const pathsMap = {
+  [HTML]: 'main.html',
+  [JS]: 'main.js'
+};
+
+export function getPath({ challengeType }) {
+  return pathsMap[challengeType] || 'main';
+}
+