diff --git a/backup.ps1 b/backup.ps1
index 5e629bb..a6b2fc4 100644
--- a/backup.ps1
+++ b/backup.ps1
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ Write-Host $running
 if ( $running ) {
 	Write-Host "Backup already running; $running. Exiting..."
     if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
-	    curl "https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=down&msg=Failed&ping="
+	    curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=down\&msg=Failed\&ping=
     } 
     if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
-	    curl "https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail"
+	    curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail
     }
 	exit
 }
 Write-Host "Not currently running. Continuing..."
 if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
-    curl "https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=up&msg=Running&ping="
+    curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=up\&msg=Running\&ping=
 } 
 if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
-    curl "https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/start"
+    curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/start
 }
 if ( $PRE_RUN_SCRIPT ) {
     . $dir/$PRE_RUN_SCRIPT
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ if ( $LastExitCode -eq 0 ) {
         . $dir/$POST_RUN_SCRIPT
 	}
     if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
-        curl "https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=up&msg=Completed&ping="
+        curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=up\&msg=Completed\&ping=
     } 
     if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
-        curl "https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID"
+        curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID
     }
 } else {
     if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
-        curl "https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=down&msg=Failed&ping="
+        curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=down\&msg=Failed\&ping=
     } 
     if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
-        curl "https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail"
+        curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail
     }
 }