diff --git a/.i3blocks/mpd b/.i3blocks/mpd
index dc22701..be943d2 100755
--- a/.i3blocks/mpd
+++ b/.i3blocks/mpd
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ do
 
 	time="[$(human_time ${time_elapsed}) $(human_time ${time_left}) $(human_time ${time_total})]"
 
+	bloc1="${bloc1//&/&}"
+	bloc2="${bloc2//&/&}"
+	bloc3="${bloc3//&/&}"
+	bloc4="${bloc4//&/&}"
+
 	# DEBUG
 	printf '<b>%s</b>%s<b>%s</b>%s%s\n' "$bloc1" "$bloc2" "$bloc3" "$bloc4" " $status$time</span>"
 done