diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/index.html
index ab7447e97f..ddc0d0599a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/index.html
@@ -51,10 +51,14 @@
     <div class="row dashboard">
         {% for w in widgets %}
             <div class="widget-container widget-{{ w.display_size|default:"small" }}">
-                {% if w.url %}
+                {% if w.url %}{# backwards compatibility #}
                     <a href="{{ w.url }}" class="widget">
                         {{ w.content|safe }}
                     </a>
+                {% elif w.link %}
+                    <a href="{{ w.link }}" class="widget">
+                        {{ w.content|safe }}
+                    </a>
                 {% else %}
                     <div class="widget">
                         {{ w.content|safe }}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/live.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/live.html
index 908f3d11d3..1cdadf4477 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/live.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/live.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                 </p>
                 <ul>
                     {% for issue in issues %}
-                        <li>{{ issue }}</li>
+                        <li>{{ issue|safe }}</li>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </ul>
             </div>