diff --git a/mixin.py b/mixin.py
index f27804f..10f4fe6 100644
--- a/mixin.py
+++ b/mixin.py
@@ -151,6 +151,6 @@ class EdocumentMixin(object):
         """ replace critical chars
         """
         if text:
-            return html.quote(text)
+            return html.escape(text)
 
 # end EdocumentMixin