diff --git a/lollms/binding.py b/lollms/binding.py
index 5a8981b..1a6c46c 100644
--- a/lollms/binding.py
+++ b/lollms/binding.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class LLMBinding:
     def reference_model(self, path):
         path = str(path).replace("\\","/")
         model_name  = path.split("/")[-1]+".reference"
-        folder_path = self.searchModelPath(model_name).replace(".reference","")
+        folder_path = Path(str(self.searchModelPath(model_name)).replace(".reference",""))
         model_full_path = (folder_path / model_name)
 
         # Check if file already exists in folder
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ class LLMBinding:
             model_path = self.models_folders[0]
         return model_path
 
-
+    """
     def searchModelPath(self, model_name:str):
         model_path=None
         for mn in self.models_folders:
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ class LLMBinding:
 
         model_path = self.models_folders[0]/model_name
         return model_path
-    
+    """
     def get_model_path(self):
         """
         Retrieves the path of the model based on the configuration.
diff --git a/lollms/security.py b/lollms/security.py
index 45086c6..64b4110 100644
--- a/lollms/security.py
+++ b/lollms/security.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 from ascii_colors import ASCIIColors
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+import os
 
-
-def sanitize_path(path:str, allow_absolute_path:False, error_text="Absolute database path detected", exception_text="Detected an attempt of path traversal. Are you kidding me?"):
+def sanitize_path(path:str, allow_absolute_path:bool=False, error_text="Absolute database path detected", exception_text="Detected an attempt of path traversal. Are you kidding me?"):
     if(".." in path):
         ASCIIColors.warning(error_text)
         raise exception_text
@@ -20,3 +21,19 @@ def forbid_remote_access(lollmsElfServer):
     if lollmsElfServer.config.host!="localhost" and lollmsElfServer.config.host!="127.0.0.1":
         return {"status":False,"error":"Code execution is blocked when the server is exposed outside for very obvious reasons!"}
 
+
+def validate_path(path, allowed_paths:List[str|Path]):
+    # Convert the path to an absolute path
+    abs_path = os.path.realpath(str(path))
+
+    # Iterate over the allowed paths
+    for allowed_path in allowed_paths:
+        # Convert the allowed path to an absolute path
+        abs_allowed_path = os.path.realpath(allowed_path)
+
+        # Check if the absolute path starts with the absolute allowed path
+        if abs_path.startswith(abs_allowed_path):
+            return True
+
+    # If the path is not within any of the allowed paths, return False
+    return False
diff --git a/lollms/server/endpoints/lollms_xtts.py b/lollms/server/endpoints/lollms_xtts.py
index 1036bc5..aba1745 100644
--- a/lollms/server/endpoints/lollms_xtts.py
+++ b/lollms/server/endpoints/lollms_xtts.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from starlette.responses import StreamingResponse
 from lollms.types import MSG_TYPE
 from lollms.main_config import BaseConfig
 from lollms.utilities import detect_antiprompt, remove_text_from_string, trace_exception, find_first_available_file_index, add_period, PackageManager
+from lollms.security import sanitize_path, validate_path
 from pathlib import Path
 from ascii_colors import ASCIIColors
 import os
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ async def text2Audio(request: LollmsText2AudioRequest):
     if lollmsElfServer.config.host!="localhost" and lollmsElfServer.config.host!="127.0.0.1":
         return {"status":False,"error":"Code execution is blocked when the server is exposed outside for very obvious reasons!"}
 
+    if request.fn:
+        request.fn = os.path.realpath(str((lollmsElfServer.lollms_paths.personal_outputs_path/"audio_out")/request.fn))
+        validate_path(request.fn,[str(lollmsElfServer.lollms_paths.personal_outputs_path/"audio_out")])
+        
     try:
         # Get the JSON data from the POST request.
         try: