diff --git a/gateway/api/serializers.py b/gateway/api/serializers.py
index c8b93aac3..1ac2b0a4c 100644
--- a/gateway/api/serializers.py
+++ b/gateway/api/serializers.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from django.db.models import Q
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
-from api.utils import build_env_variables, encrypt_env_vars
+from api.utils import build_env_variables, encrypt_env_vars, sanitize_name
 from .models import (
     Provider,
     Program,
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ def retrieve_provider_function(self, title, provider_name):
         return Program.objects.filter(title=title, provider__name=provider_name).first()
 
     def create(self, validated_data):
-        title = validated_data.get("title")
+        title = sanitize_name(validated_data.get("title"))
         logger.info("Creating program [%s] with UploadProgramSerializer", title)
 
-        provider_name = validated_data.get("provider", None)
+        provider_name = sanitize_name(validated_data.get("provider", None))
         if provider_name:
             validated_data["provider"] = Provider.objects.filter(
                 name=provider_name
diff --git a/gateway/api/utils.py b/gateway/api/utils.py
index 7fdece114..8c71ddf8c 100644
--- a/gateway/api/utils.py
+++ b/gateway/api/utils.py
@@ -417,3 +417,14 @@ def create_dependency_allowlist():
         raise ValueError("Unable to decode dependency allowlist") from e
 
     return allowlist
+
+
+def sanitize_name(name: str):
+    """Sanitize name"""
+    if name:
+        sanitized_name = ""
+        for c in name:
+            if c.isalnum() or c in ["_", "-", "/"]:
+                sanitized_name += c
+        return sanitized_name
+    return name
diff --git a/gateway/api/views.py b/gateway/api/views.py
index a0114df57..f0bb2b800 100644
--- a/gateway/api/views.py
+++ b/gateway/api/views.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from qiskit_ibm_runtime import RuntimeInvalidStateError, QiskitRuntimeService
+from api.utils import sanitize_name
 from utils import sanitize_file_path
 
 from .models import (
@@ -122,8 +123,8 @@ def get_object(self):
 
     def get_queryset(self):
         author = self.request.user
-        title = self.request.query_params.get("title")
-        provider_name = self.request.query_params.get("provider")
+        title = sanitize_name(self.request.query_params.get("title"))
+        provider_name = sanitize_name(self.request.query_params.get("provider"))
         type_filter = self.request.query_params.get("filter")
 
         author_programs = self._get_program_queryset_for_title_and_provider(
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ def run(self, request):
 
             author_program = self.get_run_queryset()
             author = request.user
-            title = serializer.data.get("title")
+            title = sanitize_name(serializer.data.get("title"))
             program = author_program.filter(title=title).first()
             if program is None:
                 logger.error("Qiskit Pattern [%s] was not found.", title)
@@ -378,6 +379,8 @@ def _get_program_queryset_for_title_and_provider(
         author_groups_with_view_permissions_criteria = Q(
             instances__in=author_groups_with_view_permissions
         )
+        title = sanitize_name(title)
+        provider_name = sanitize_name(provider_name)
         if title:
             serializer = self.get_serializer_upload_program(data=self.request.data)
             provider_name, title = serializer.get_provider_name_and_title(