diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/JavaFxModel.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/JavaFxModel.java
index d021a648..432bcf53 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/JavaFxModel.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/JavaFxModel.java
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ public class JavaFxModel implements Model {
         delegate.setName(name);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getSanitizedNamed() {
+        return delegate.getSanitizedNamed();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPreview() {
         return delegate.getPreview();
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordedModelsTab.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordedModelsTab.java
index bc90a159..a751084b 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordedModelsTab.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/RecordedModelsTab.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class RecordedModelsTab extends Tab implements TabSelectionListener {
                                 .peek(fxm -> {
                                     for (Recording recording : recordings) {
                                         if(recording.getStatus() == Recording.State.RECORDING &&
-                                                recording.getModelName().equals(fxm.getName()))
+                                                recording.getModelName().equals(fxm.getSanitizedNamed()))
                                         {
                                             fxm.getRecordingProperty().set(true);
                                             break;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java
index 6f34272c..3daf29fd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractModel implements Model {
         this.displayName = name;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getSanitizedNamed() {
+        String sanitizedName = getName();
+        return sanitizedName.replace(' ', '_').replace('\\', '_').replace('/', '_');
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPreview() {
         return preview;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
index 085ab8ba..cffa030c 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Config.java
@@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ public class Config {
         File dirForRecording = getDirForRecording(model);
         SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(RECORDING_DATE_FORMAT);
         String startTime = sdf.format(new Date());
-        File targetFile = new File(dirForRecording, model.getName() + '_' + startTime + ".ts");
+        File targetFile = new File(dirForRecording, model.getSanitizedNamed() + '_' + startTime + ".ts");
         return targetFile;
     }
 
     private File getDirForRecording(Model model) {
         switch(getSettings().recordingsDirStructure) {
         case ONE_PER_MODEL:
-            return new File(getSettings().recordingsDir, model.getName());
+            return new File(getSettings().recordingsDir, model.getSanitizedNamed());
         case ONE_PER_RECORDING:
-            File modelDir = new File(getSettings().recordingsDir, model.getName());
+            File modelDir = new File(getSettings().recordingsDir, model.getSanitizedNamed());
             SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(RECORDING_DATE_FORMAT);
             String startTime = sdf.format(new Date());
             return new File(modelDir, startTime);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Model.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Model.java
index 1569fff8..fe9a4448 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Model.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Model.java
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ public interface Model extends Comparable<Model> {
 
     public void setName(String name);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a name, which is safe to use with the filesystem
+     */
+    public String getSanitizedNamed();
+
     public String getPreview();
 
     public void setPreview(String preview);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/Recorder.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/Recorder.java
index 2eee050f..0a578ce1 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/Recorder.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/Recorder.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public interface Recorder {
         List<Recording> recordings = getRecordings();
         return getModels().stream().filter(m -> {
             for (Recording recording : recordings) {
-                if (recording.getStatus() == Recording.State.RECORDING && recording.getModelName().equals(m.getName())) {
+                if (recording.getStatus() == Recording.State.RECORDING && recording.getModelName().equals(m.getSanitizedNamed())) {
                     return true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/HlsDownload.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/HlsDownload.java
index 11a0d67c..2207c4b6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/HlsDownload.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/HlsDownload.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class HlsDownload extends AbstractHlsDownload {
             super.model = model;
             SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(Config.RECORDING_DATE_FORMAT);
             String startTime = sdf.format(new Date());
-            Path modelDir = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath(config.getSettings().recordingsDir, model.getName());
+            Path modelDir = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath(config.getSettings().recordingsDir, model.getSanitizedNamed());
             downloadDir = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath(modelDir.toString(), startTime);
 
             if(!model.isOnline()) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/fc2live/Fc2Model.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/fc2live/Fc2Model.java
index 00dcf236..91b6eaec 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/fc2live/Fc2Model.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/fc2live/Fc2Model.java
@@ -394,4 +394,9 @@ public class Fc2Model extends AbstractModel {
     public void writeSiteSpecificData(JsonWriter writer) throws IOException {
         writer.name("id").value(id);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getSanitizedNamed() {
+        return id;
+    }
 }