diff --git a/app/views/search/show.html.haml b/app/views/search/show.html.haml
index 8448193..ddcef44 100644
--- a/app/views/search/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/search/show.html.haml
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@
                   %h4.nothing_here_message No wiki pages
   :javascript
     $(function() {
-      $(".search_results .term").highlight("#{params[:search]}");
+      $(".search_results .term").highlight("#{escape_javascript(params[:search])}");
     })
--
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