diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-account.php b/includes/core/um-filters-account.php
index 30c43a92..cf3c5fff 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-account.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-account.php
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ add_filter( "um_get_field__last_name","um_account_disable_name_fields", 10 ,1 );
  */
 function um_account_sanitize_data( $data ) {
 	foreach ( $data as $key => $value ) {
-		$data[ $key ] = trim( esc_html( strip_tags( $value ) ) );
+		if ( is_array( $value ) ) {
+			$data[ $key ] = array_filter($value, 'um_strip_tags_array');
+		} else {
+			$data[ $key ] = trim( esc_html( strip_tags( $value ) ) );
+		}
 	}
 
 	return $data;
diff --git a/includes/um-short-functions.php b/includes/um-short-functions.php
index 8779538d..1669a83b 100644
--- a/includes/um-short-functions.php
+++ b/includes/um-short-functions.php
@@ -2712,4 +2712,12 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'um_is_profile_owner' ) ) {
 
 		return ( $user_id == um_profile_id() );
 	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Strip tags if array
+ */
+function um_strip_tags_array( $var ) {
+	$var = trim( esc_html( strip_tags( $var ) ) );
+	return $var;
 }
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