diff --git a/slated_output.bash b/slated_output.bash
index 82931c4..024d77b 100644
--- a/slated_output.bash
+++ b/slated_output.bash
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ INPUT_FILE="$1"
 INPUT_BASENAME=$(basename -- "$INPUT_FILE")
 OUTPUT_FILE=$(dirname -- "$INPUT_FILE")/"${INPUT_BASENAME%.*}_slated.mov"
 
+# Escape title, client and message fields in case they have quotes or colons
+TITLE=$(echo -n $TITLE | ffescape -p "" -s "':" | ffescape -p "")
+CLIENT=$(echo -n $CLIENT | ffescape -p "" -s "':" | ffescape -p "")
+MESSAGE=$(echo -n $MESSAGE | ffescape -p "" -s "':" | ffescape -p "")
+
 SLATE_AUDIO="-f lavfi -t $SLATE_DURATION -i "
 if [ -z $SLATE_TONE ]; then 
   SLATE_AUDIO+=anullsrc=r=48000:cl=stereo,aformat=sample_fmts=s32:\