diff --git a/code/handlers/roothandler.lua b/code/handlers/roothandler.lua
index 79b540f..7425ca4 100644
--- a/code/handlers/roothandler.lua
+++ b/code/handlers/roothandler.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-local to_json = require("lapis.util").to_json
 local autoload = require("lapis.util").autoload
-local escape = require("lapis.util").escape
 local config = require("lapis.config")
 local hotmixes = autoload("hotmixes")
 
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ local function Roothandler(self)
     self.images = stuff.images
     self.latestpath = latest_path
     self.latestname = latest_name
-    self.functions = { escape = escape }
+    self.functions = { hotesc = hotmixes.utils.hotesc }
 
     if self.titles['url'] == "panamaracing.club" then
         return { render = "root", layout = require "views.prc_layout" }
diff --git a/code/hotmixes/utils.lua b/code/hotmixes/utils.lua
index 4361468..a8252a3 100644
--- a/code/hotmixes/utils.lua
+++ b/code/hotmixes/utils.lua
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ local type_allowed = { jpg=true, jpeg=true, png=true, gif=true, mp3=true, flac=t
 
 local utils =  {}
 
+local function hotesc ( str )
+    return escape(str):gsub("%%2f", "/"):gsub("%%2d", "-"):gsub("%%2e", ".")
+end
+
 utils['request_path'] = request_path
 utils['data_path'] = data_path
 
@@ -84,12 +88,17 @@ utils['these_files'] = function( path )
     return stuff
 end
 
+utils['hotesc'] = function( str )
+    return hotesc(str)
+end
+
 utils['these_latest'] = function( path )
     -- list last 10 modified files in our directory
     local latest_path, latest_name = {}, {}
 
     for i, file_path in ipairs( utils.latest_files( path ) ) do
-        table.insert( latest_path, escape(file_path))
+        local escpath = hotesc(file_path)
+        table.insert( latest_path, escpath )
 
         local temp = ""
         local result = ""
diff --git a/code/views/root.etlua b/code/views/root.etlua
index a7aa5b6..20216b6 100644
--- a/code/views/root.etlua
+++ b/code/views/root.etlua
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 <% for i, dir in ipairs(dirs) do %>
     <br>
-        <a href="<%- functions.escape(uri .. dir):gsub("%%2f", "/"):gsub("%%2d", "-"):gsub("%%2e", ".") %>" class="djsection"><span><%= dir %></span></a>
+        <a href="<%- functions.hotesc(uri .. dir) %>" class="djsection"><span><%= dir %></span></a>
     <br>
 <% end %>
     <br>
 
 <% for i, file in ipairs(files) do %>
-    <a class="amixlink" href="<%- functions.escape(path .. file):gsub("%%2d", "-"):gsub("%%2f", "/"):gsub("%%2e", ".") %>">
+    <a class="amixlink" href="<%- functions.hotesc(path .. file) %>">
         <span class="mixlink"><%= file %></span>
     </a>
     <br>