diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/pins.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/pins.dm
index 3247c898ec..1a8c375320 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/pins.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/pins.dm
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ list[](
 	var/new_data = null
 	switch(type_to_use)
 		if("string")
-			new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Now type in a string.","[src] string writing", istext(default) ? default : null, MAX_NAME_LEN)
+			new_data = sanitizeSafe(tgui_input_text(user, "Now type in a string.","[src] string writing", istext(default) ? default : null, MAX_NAME_LEN, encode = FALSE), MAX_NAME_LEN, 1, 0)
 			if(istext(new_data) && holder.check_interactivity(user) )
 				to_chat(user, span_notice("You input [new_data] into the pin."))
 				return new_data
diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/char_pin.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/char_pin.dm
index c44fc6f04f..2456040c98 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/char_pin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/char_pin.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	name = "char pin"
 
 /datum/integrated_io/char/ask_for_pin_data(mob/user)
-	var/new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Please type in one character.","[src] char writing")
+	var/new_data = sanitizeSafe(tgui_input_text(user, "Please type in one character.","[src] char writing", encode = FALSE), 1, 1, 0)
 	if(holder.check_interactivity(user) )
 		to_chat(user, span_notice("You input [new_data ? "new_data" : "NULL"] into the pin."))
 		write_data_to_pin(new_data)
diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/string_pin.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/string_pin.dm
index fe68ee691f..9f22409890 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/string_pin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/special_pins/string_pin.dm
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 	name = "string pin"
 
 /datum/integrated_io/string/ask_for_pin_data(mob/user)
-	var/new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Please type in a string.","[src] string writing")
-	new_data = sanitizeSafe(new_data, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, 0, 0)
+	var/new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Please type in a string.","[src] string writing", encode = FALSE)
+	new_data = sanitizeSafe(new_data, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, 1, 0)
 
 	if(new_data && holder.check_interactivity(user) )
 		to_chat(user, span_notice("You input [new_data ? "new_data" : "NULL"] into the pin."))
diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/tools.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/tools.dm
index 530063f1b7..bb170e0bc2 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/tools.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/core/tools.dm
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 	switch(type_to_use)
 		if("string")
 			accepting_refs = 0
-			new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Now type in a string.","[src] string writing", null, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
-			new_data = sanitizeSafe(new_data, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, 0, 0)
+			new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Now type in a string.","[src] string writing", null, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, encode = FALSE)
+			new_data = sanitizeSafe(new_data, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, 1, 0)
 			if(istext(new_data) && CanInteract(user, GLOB.tgui_physical_state))
 				data_to_write = new_data
 				to_chat(user, span_notice("You set \the [src]'s memory to \"[new_data]\"."))
diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/input.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/input.dm
index bea163b281..b828a6cf52 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/input.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/input.dm
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 	power_draw_per_use = 4
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/input/textpad/ask_for_input(mob/user)
-	var/new_input = tgui_input_text(user, "Enter some words, please.", "Text pad", get_pin_data(IC_OUTPUT, 1), MAX_KEYPAD_INPUT_LEN)
+	var/new_input = sanitizeSafe(tgui_input_text(user, "Enter some words, please.", "Text pad", get_pin_data(IC_OUTPUT, 1), MAX_KEYPAD_INPUT_LEN, encode = FALSE), MAX_KEYPAD_INPUT_LEN, 1, 0)
 	if(istext(new_input) && CanInteract(user, GLOB.tgui_physical_state))
 		set_pin_data(IC_OUTPUT, 1, new_input)
 		push_data()
diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm
index 6adb44bd07..af62fbd9fd 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/memory.dm
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	switch(type_to_use)
 		if("string")
 			accepting_refs = 0
-			new_data = tgui_input_text(user, "Now type in a string.","[src] string writing","", MAX_NAME_LEN)
+			new_data = sanitizeSafe(tgui_input_text(user, "Now type in a string.","[src] string writing","", MAX_NAME_LEN, encode = FALSE), MAX_NAME_LEN, 1, 0)
 			if(istext(new_data) && CanInteract(user, GLOB.tgui_physical_state))
 				O.data = new_data
 				to_chat(user, span_notice("You set \the [src]'s memory to [O.display_data(O.data)]."))