diff --git a/lib/plugins/leetcode.js b/lib/plugins/leetcode.js
index a2e17b8f..373aadfe 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/leetcode.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/leetcode.js
@@ -157,11 +157,12 @@ plugin.getProblem = function(problem, cb) {
 
     problem.totalAC = JSON.parse(q.stats).totalAccepted;
     problem.totalSubmit = JSON.parse(q.stats).totalSubmission;
-    if (!q.translatedContent) {
-        problem.desc = he.decode(cheerio.load(q.content).root().text());
-    }else{
-        problem.desc = he.decode(cheerio.load(q.translatedContent).root().text());
-    }
+
+    let content = q.translatedContent ? q.translatedContent : q.content;
+    // Replace <sup/> with '^' as the power operator
+    content = content.replace(/<\/sup>/gm, '').replace(/<sup>/gm, '^');
+    problem.desc = he.decode(cheerio.load(content).root().text());
+
     problem.templates = JSON.parse(q.codeDefinition);
     problem.testcase = q.sampleTestCase;
     problem.testable = q.enableRunCode;