diff --git a/common/report b/common/report
index ffa23719..a62d343e 100644
--- a/common/report
+++ b/common/report
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ REPORT_ENV_LIST="$REPORT_ENV_LIST OVL_WORK"
 
 encode_xml()
 {
-    sed -e 's/&/\&/g' \
-	-e 's/>/\>/g' \
-	-e 's/</\&lt;/g' \
-	-e "s/'/\&apos;/g" \
-	-e 's/"/\&quot;/g'
+	cat -v | \
+	    sed -e 's/&/\&amp;/g' \
+		-e 's/>/\&gt;/g' \
+		-e 's/</\&lt;/g' \
+		-e "s/'/\&apos;/g" \
+		-e 's/"/\&quot;/g'
 }
 
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