diff --git a/backend/src/db/mod.rs b/backend/src/db/mod.rs
index 4cade1b..f2868cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::{
     env::EnvVars,
-    pathutils::PaperCategory,
+    pathutils::{PaperCategory, Paths},
     qp::{self, AdminDashboardQP, Exam, Semester},
     routing::{EditReq, FileDetails},
 };
@@ -147,8 +147,11 @@ impl Database {
         } else if approve_status {
             env_vars.paths.get_slug(
                 &format!(
-                    "{}_{}_{}_{}_{}_{}.pdf",
-                    id, course_code, course_name, year, semester, exam
+                    "{}.pdf",
+                    Paths::sanitize_path(&format!(
+                        "{}_{}_{}_{}_{}_{}",
+                        id, course_code, course_name, year, semester, exam
+                    ))
                 ),
                 PaperCategory::Approved,
             )
diff --git a/backend/src/pathutils.rs b/backend/src/pathutils.rs
index 9141aba..d99e5c5 100644
--- a/backend/src/pathutils.rs
+++ b/backend/src/pathutils.rs
@@ -174,4 +174,19 @@ impl Paths {
     pub fn get_url_from_slug(&self, slug: &str) -> Result<String, color_eyre::eyre::Error> {
         Ok(self.static_files_url.join(slug)?.as_str().to_string())
     }
+
+    /// Removes any non-alphanumeric character and replaces whitespaces with `-`
+    /// Also replaces `/` with `-` and multiple spaces or hyphens will be replaced with a single one
+    pub fn sanitize_path(path: &str) -> String {
+        path.replace('/', "-") // Replace specific characters with a `-`
+            .replace('-', " ") // Convert any series of spaces and hyphens to just spaces
+            .split_whitespace() // Split at whitespaces to later replace all whitespaces with `-`
+            .map(|part| {
+                part.chars()
+                    .filter(|&character| character.is_alphanumeric() || character == '-' || character == '_') // Remove any character that is not a `-` or alphanumeric
+                    .collect::<String>()
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+            .join("-") // Join the parts with `-`
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs b/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs
index 9760163..af03e1a 100644
--- a/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs
+++ b/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ pub async fn edit(
     let old_filepath = state.env_vars.paths.get_path_from_slug(&old_filelink);
     let new_filepath = state.env_vars.paths.get_path_from_slug(&new_qp.filelink);
 
+    println!("{}, {}", new_filepath.to_string_lossy(), old_filepath.to_string_lossy());
+
     if fs::copy(old_filepath, new_filepath).await.is_ok() {
         // Commit the transaction
         tx.commit().await?;