diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_watched_dirs.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_watched_dirs.phtml
index ad8e77797..6c3030903 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_watched_dirs.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_watched_dirs.phtml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <?php if (count($watched_dirs) > 0): ?>
             <?php foreach($watched_dirs as $watched_dir): ?>
                 <dd class="block-display selected-item">
-                    <?php echo ($watched_dir->getExistsFlag())?"":"<span class='ui-icon-alert'><img src='/css/images/warning-icon.png'></span>"?><span id="folderPath" style="display:block; width:350px"><?php echo $watched_dir->getDirectory();?></span></span>
+                    <?php echo ($watched_dir->getExistsFlag())?"":"<span class='ui-icon-alert'><img src='/css/images/warning-icon.png'></span>"?><span id="folderPath" style="display:block; width:350px"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($watched_dir->getDirectory());?></span></span>
                     <span title="<?php echo _("Rescan watched directory (This is useful if it is network mount and may be out of sync with Airtime)")?>" class="ui-icon ui-icon-refresh"></span>
                     <span title="<?php echo _("Remove watched directory")?>" class="ui-icon ui-icon-close"></span>