diff --git a/lib/ajax-datatables-rails/base.rb b/lib/ajax-datatables-rails/base.rb
index 6f20a7e..73df486 100644
--- a/lib/ajax-datatables-rails/base.rb
+++ b/lib/ajax-datatables-rails/base.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def sanitize_data(data)
         if record.is_a?(Array)
           record.map { |td| ERB::Util.html_escape(td) }
         else
-          record.update(record) { |_, v| ERB::Util.html_escape(v) }
+          record.update(record) { |_, v| v.is_a?(Hash) ? v : ERB::Util.html_escape(v) }
         end
       end
     end