diff --git a/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm b/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm
index 345bf6e164e..11df4b13cf9 100644
--- a/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm
+++ b/code/modules/customitems/item_spawning.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 		return
 
 	// Grab the info we want.
-	var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT cuiPath, cuiPropAdjust, cuiJobMask, cuiDescription, cuiItemName FROM [format_table_name("customuseritems")] WHERE cuiCKey='[M.ckey]' AND (cuiRealName='[M.real_name]' OR cuiRealName='*')")
+	var/DBQuery/query = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT cuiPath, cuiPropAdjust, cuiJobMask, cuiDescription, cuiItemName FROM [format_table_name("customuseritems")] WHERE cuiCKey='[M.ckey]' AND (cuiRealName='[sanitizeSQL(M.real_name)]' OR cuiRealName='*')")
 	query.Execute()
 
 	while(query.NextRow())