diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
index 5686e0439..c994eeed5 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf
 
 	public void setBanReason(String reason)
 	{
-		config.setProperty("ban.reason", reason);
+		config.setProperty("ban.reason", Util.sanitizeString(reason));
 		config.save();
 	}
 
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java
index 514a5acca..a545adf60 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkit.java
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ public class Commandkit extends EssentialsCommand
 		else if (args.length > 1 && user.isAuthorized("essentials.kit.others"))
 		{
 			final User userTo = getPlayer(server, args, 1, true);
-			final String kitName = args[0].toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
+			final String kitName = Util.sanitizeString(args[0].toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
 			giveKit(userTo, user, kitName);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			final String kitName = args[0].toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
+			final String kitName = Util.sanitizeString(args[0].toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
 			giveKit(user, user, kitName);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsetjail.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsetjail.java
index 8ed298303..877da4d26 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsetjail.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsetjail.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n._;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.Util;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class Commandsetjail extends EssentialsCommand
 			throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException();
 		}
 		ess.getJails().setJail(args[0], user.getLocation());
-		user.sendMessage(_("jailSet", args[0]));
+		user.sendMessage(_("jailSet", Util.sanitizeString(args[0])));
 
 	}
 }