diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 16cc925..5b1643d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"embed"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/asticode/go-astisub"
@@ -274,7 +275,9 @@ func getDownloadCommand(item Item, mpdPath string) string {
 
 	command += " --auto-select"
 
-	filename := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", item.Filename)
+	sanitizedFilename := sanitizeFilename(item.Filename)
+
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", sanitizedFilename)
 	command += fmt.Sprintf(" --save-name %s", filename)
 
 	command += fmt.Sprintf(" --mux-after-done format=%s", config.Format)
@@ -292,6 +295,14 @@ func getDownloadCommand(item Item, mpdPath string) string {
 	return command
 }
 
+func sanitizeFilename(filename string) string {
+	filename = regexp.MustCompile(`[<>:"/\\|?*]`).ReplaceAllString(filename, "_")
+
+	filename = strings.Trim(filename, ".")
+
+	return filename
+}
+
 func downloadFile(item Item) error {
 	fmt.Println("Downloading:", item.Filename)