diff --git a/CloudronStack/output/master-control-script.sh b/CloudronStack/output/master-control-script.sh
index 80b4747..6fa23d6 100755
--- a/CloudronStack/output/master-control-script.sh
+++ b/CloudronStack/output/master-control-script.sh
@@ -196,9 +196,10 @@ update_status() {
     
     # Sanitize inputs to prevent injection
     # Remove any pipe characters which would interfere with table format
-    local clean_app_name=$(printf '%s\n' "$app_name" | sed 's/|//g; s/[[\.*^$()+?{|]/\\&/g')
-    local clean_status=$(printf '%s\n' "$new_status" | sed 's/|//g; s/[[\.*^$()+?{|]/\\&/g')
-    local clean_notes=$(printf '%s\n' "$notes" | sed 's/|//g; s/[[\.*^$()+?{|]/\\&/g' | sed 's/&/&amp;/g; s/</&lt;/g; s/>/&gt;/g')
+    # Escape regex special characters to prevent sed injection
+    local clean_app_name=$(printf '%s\n' "$app_name" | sed 's/|//g; s/[[\.*^$()+?{|\\]/\\&/g')
+    local clean_status=$(printf '%s\n' "$new_status" | sed 's/|//g; s/[[\.*^$()+?{|\\]/\\&/g')
+    local clean_notes=$(printf '%s\n' "$notes" | sed 's/|//g; s/[[\.*^$()+?{|\\]/\\&/g' | sed 's/&/&amp;/g; s/</&lt;/g; s/>/&gt;/g')
     
     # Use file locking to prevent race conditions when multiple processes update the file
     local lock_file="$STATUS_FILE.lock"