diff --git a/types/WideAngleHelpers.php b/types/WideAngleHelpers.php
index 25ac3bd..062215a 100644
--- a/types/WideAngleHelpers.php
+++ b/types/WideAngleHelpers.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class WideAngleHelpers {
         if($sanitizedValue != null) {           
           $asRegExp = "/" . wp_unslash($sanitizedValue) . "/";
           if(@preg_match($asRegExp, null) === 0) {
-            $typedExclusion = "[" . $exclusionType . "]" . wp_unslash($sanitizedValue);
+            $typedExclusion = "[" . $exclusionType . "]" . filter_var($sanitizedValue, FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS);
             array_push($exclusions, $typedExclusion);
           } else {
             $typedExclusion = "[" . $exclusionType . "]" . filter_var($sanitizedValue, FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS);
diff --git a/views/admin_settings.php b/views/admin_settings.php
index a85dbb7..23d4494 100644
--- a/views/admin_settings.php
+++ b/views/admin_settings.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ $generator            = new WideAngleGenerator($this->settings[self::WAA_CONF_AT
 
 </head>
 <!-- .. -->
-<b><?php echo esc_html($generator->generateFooterScript()); ?></b>
+<b><?php echo esc_html(wp_unslash($generator->generateFooterScript())); ?></b>
 </pre>
 </code>
     </div>