diff --git a/alerting/alert/alert.go b/alerting/alert/alert.go
index bb247729..e1a220e4 100644
--- a/alerting/alert/alert.go
+++ b/alerting/alert/alert.go
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 package alert
 
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	// ErrAlertWithInvalidDescription is the error with which Gatus will panic if an alert has an invalid character
+	ErrAlertWithInvalidDescription = errors.New("alert description must not have \" or \\")
+)
+
 // Alert is a core.Endpoint's alert configuration
 type Alert struct {
 	// Type of alert (required)
@@ -44,6 +54,20 @@ type Alert struct {
 	Triggered bool `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
+// ValidateAndSetDefaults validates the alert's configuration and sets the default value of fields that have one
+func (alert *Alert) ValidateAndSetDefaults() error {
+	if alert.FailureThreshold <= 0 {
+		alert.FailureThreshold = 3
+	}
+	if alert.SuccessThreshold <= 0 {
+		alert.SuccessThreshold = 2
+	}
+	if strings.ContainsAny(alert.GetDescription(), "\"\\") {
+		return ErrAlertWithInvalidDescription
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GetDescription retrieves the description of the alert
 func (alert Alert) GetDescription() string {
 	if alert.Description == nil {
diff --git a/core/endpoint.go b/core/endpoint.go
index f46c15af..1b908ae2 100644
--- a/core/endpoint.go
+++ b/core/endpoint.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ var (
 
 	// ErrEndpointWithNoName is the error with which Gatus will panic if an endpoint is configured with no name
 	ErrEndpointWithNoName = errors.New("you must specify a name for each endpoint")
+
+	// ErrEndpointWithInvalidNameOrGroup is the error with which Gatus will panic if an endpoint has an invalid character where it shouldn't
+	ErrEndpointWithInvalidNameOrGroup = errors.New("endpoint name and group must not have \" or \\")
 )
 
 // Endpoint is the configuration of a monitored
@@ -132,16 +135,16 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) ValidateAndSetDefaults() error {
 		endpoint.Headers[ContentTypeHeader] = "application/json"
 	}
 	for _, endpointAlert := range endpoint.Alerts {
-		if endpointAlert.FailureThreshold <= 0 {
-			endpointAlert.FailureThreshold = 3
-		}
-		if endpointAlert.SuccessThreshold <= 0 {
-			endpointAlert.SuccessThreshold = 2
+		if err := endpointAlert.ValidateAndSetDefaults(); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 	if len(endpoint.Name) == 0 {
 		return ErrEndpointWithNoName
 	}
+	if strings.ContainsAny(endpoint.Name, "\"\\") || strings.ContainsAny(endpoint.Group, "\"\\") {
+		return ErrEndpointWithInvalidNameOrGroup
+	}
 	if len(endpoint.URL) == 0 {
 		return ErrEndpointWithNoURL
 	}
@@ -159,6 +162,14 @@ func (endpoint *Endpoint) ValidateAndSetDefaults() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DisplayName returns an identifier made up of the Name and, if not empty, the Group.
+func (endpoint Endpoint) DisplayName() string {
+	if len(endpoint.Group) > 0 {
+		return endpoint.Group + "/" + endpoint.Name
+	}
+	return endpoint.Name
+}
+
 // Key returns the unique key for the Endpoint
 func (endpoint Endpoint) Key() string {
 	return util.ConvertGroupAndEndpointNameToKey(endpoint.Group, endpoint.Name)