diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_inwx.sh b/dnsapi/dns_inwx.sh
index 8060a3ee..b2d42451 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_inwx.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_inwx.sh
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ _inwx_check_cookie() {
 
 _htmlEscape() {
   _s="$1"
-  _s=$(echo "$_s" |  sed "s/&/&/g")
-  _s=$(echo "$_s" |  sed "s/</\&lt;/g")
-  _s=$(echo "$_s" |  sed "s/>/\&gt;/g")
-  _s=$(echo "$_s" |  sed 's/"/\&quot;/g')
+  _s=$(echo "$_s" | sed "s/&/&amp;/g")
+  _s=$(echo "$_s" | sed "s/</\&lt;/g")
+  _s=$(echo "$_s" | sed "s/>/\&gt;/g")
+  _s=$(echo "$_s" | sed 's/"/\&quot;/g')
   printf -- %s "$_s"
 }