diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh
index 3db0cad4..58f9891a 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ get_arg_name() {
 
 parse_arg_value() {
     # Parses the value after = and then escapes back/forward slashes and single quotes in it. -- cwells
-    echo "${1}" | sed -E 's/[^=]+=?//' | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/'\''/'\''\\'\'\''/g' -e 's/&/\\&/g'
+    echo "${1}" | sed -E 's/[^=]+=?//' | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/'\''/'\''\\'\'\''/g' -e 's/\\\&/\&/g'
 }
 
 get_arg_value() {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
                     ;;
                 cmd)
                     # Escape single-quotes in the command being executed. -- cwells
-                    _args=$(echo "${_args}" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g" | sed 's/&/\\&/g')
+                    _args=$(echo "${_args}" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g")
                     # Allow redirection within the jail. -- cwells
                     _args="sh -c '${_args}'"
                     ;;