diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/dialogModal.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/dialogModal.ts
index 062a0308c3..412c623cab 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/dialogModal.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/dialogModal.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ export class DialogModal extends Modal {
 		if (this._doneButton.enabled) {
 			let buttonSpinnerHandler = setTimeout(() => {
 				this._doneButton.enabled = false;
-				this._doneButton.element.innerHTML = '&nbsp';
+				// Temporarily set the label to empty since we're showing a spinner instead
+				this._doneButton.label = ''
 				this._doneButton.element.classList.add('validating');
 			}, 100);
 			if (await this._dialog.validateClose()) {
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/wizardModal.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/wizardModal.ts
index 6673a89a9f..4388cca488 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/wizardModal.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/wizardModal.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ export class WizardModal extends Modal {
 		let button = newPage === undefined ? this._doneButton : this._nextButton;
 		let buttonSpinnerHandler = setTimeout(() => {
 			button.enabled = false;
-			button.element.innerHTML = '&nbsp';
+			// Temporarily set the label to empty since we're showing a spinner instead
+			button.label = '';
 			button.element.classList.add('validating');
 		}, 100);
 		let navigationValid = await this._wizard.validateNavigation(newPage);
diff --git a/src/tsec.exemptions.json b/src/tsec.exemptions.json
index 02d9a0bad4..27a60bd213 100644
--- a/src/tsec.exemptions.json
+++ b/src/tsec.exemptions.json
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 		"sql/base/browser/ui/panel/panel.ts",
 		"sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts",
 		"sql/base/browser/ui/panel/panel.component.ts",
-		"sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/dialogModal.ts",
-		"sql/workbench/services/dialog/browser/wizardModal.ts",
 		"sql/base/browser/ui/taskbar/taskbar.ts",
 		"sql/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/outputs/notebookMarkdown.ts",
 		"sql/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/cellViews/textCell.component.ts",