diff --git a/templates/changelog-gitweb.tmpl b/templates/changelog-gitweb.tmpl
--- a/templates/changelog-gitweb.tmpl
+++ b/templates/changelog-gitweb.tmpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 <form action="#">
 <div class="search">
-<input type="hidden" name="repo" value="#repo#"  />
+<input type="hidden" name="repo" value="#repo|escape#"  />
 <input type="hidden" name="style" value="gitweb"  />
 <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="changelog"  />
 <input type="text" name="rev"  />