diff --git a/www/kojiweb/includes/footer.chtml b/www/kojiweb/includes/footer.chtml
index 3b9399d4..d60f5a09 100644
--- a/www/kojiweb/includes/footer.chtml
+++ b/www/kojiweb/includes/footer.chtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #set $localfooterpath=$util.themePath("extra-footer.html", local=True)
 #if os.path.exists($localfooterpath)
 #if $literalFooter
-#set $localfooter="".join(open($localfooterpath, 'rt', encoding='utf-8').readlines())
+#set $localfooter=$util.SafeValue("".join(open($localfooterpath, 'rt', encoding='utf-8').readlines()))
 $localfooter
 #else
 #include $localfooterpath
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $localfooter
     </div>
 #set $localbottompath=$util.themePath("extra-bottom.html", local=True)
 #if os.path.exists($localbottompath)
-#set $localbottom="".join(open($localbottompath, 'rt', encoding='utf-8').readlines())
+#set $localbottom=$util.SafeValue("".join(open($localbottompath, 'rt', encoding='utf-8').readlines()))
 $localbottom
 #end if
   </body>
diff --git a/www/kojiweb/includes/header.chtml b/www/kojiweb/includes/header.chtml
index 3a5c7f36..837e8586 100644
--- a/www/kojiweb/includes/header.chtml
+++ b/www/kojiweb/includes/header.chtml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
           <img src="$util.themePath('images/koji.png')" alt="Koji Logo" id="kojiLogo"/>
 #set $localnavpath=$util.themePath("extra-nav.html", local=True)
 #if os.path.exists($localnavpath)
-#set $localnav="".join(open($localnavpath, 'rt', encoding='utf-8').readlines())
+#set $localnav=$util.SafeValue("".join(open($localnavpath, 'rt', encoding='utf-8').readlines()))
 $localnav
 #end if
           <form action="search" id="headerSearch">