diff --git a/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/source/bin/tv_grab_file b/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/source/bin/tv_grab_file
index 27e7cc089a..fe1c58187c 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/source/bin/tv_grab_file
+++ b/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/source/bin/tv_grab_file
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ then
   if [ "$XML_SETTINGS_VER" = "2" ]; then
     XMLTV_TYPE="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_TYPE"]' $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
     XMLTV_LOCATION_FILE="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_FILE"]' $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
-    XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB"]' $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
+    XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB"]' $ADDON_SETTINGS | xmlstarlet unesc)"
     XMLTV_LOCATION_SCRIPT="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -v '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_SCRIPT"]' $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
   else
     XMLTV_TYPE="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_TYPE"]' -v @value $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
     XMLTV_LOCATION_FILE="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_FILE"]' -v @value $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
-    XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB"]' -v @value $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
+    XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_WEB"]' -v @value $ADDON_SETTINGS | xmlstarlet unesc)"
     XMLTV_LOCATION_SCRIPT="$(xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/settings/setting[@id="XMLTV_LOCATION_SCRIPT"]' -v @value $ADDON_SETTINGS)"
   fi