diff --git a/src/nex.php b/src/nex.php
index b2ace0d..5b2f17f 100644
--- a/src/nex.php
+++ b/src/nex.php
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ $server->start(
             DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,
             NEXT_PATH . trim(
                 str_replace(
-                    '\\', '/', $request
+                    '\\', '/', filter_var($request, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL)
                 )
             )
         );