diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 9d737b8..ae3d289 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 {
 source config
-find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$mainfile/${mainfile}/g"
-find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$course/${course}/g"
-find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$stylefile/${stylefile}/g"
-find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$repo/${repo}/g"
-find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$term/${term}/g"
+find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$mainfile/$(printf '%s\n' "$mainfile" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
+find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$course/$(printf '%s\n' "$course" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
+find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$stylefile/$(printf '%s\n' "$stylefile" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
+find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$repo/$(printf '%s\n' "$repo" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
+find -type f | xargs sed -i "s/\$term/$(printf '%s\n' "$term" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')/g"
 }