--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/03/15 14:04:32	1.106
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2001/03/15 20:56:14	1.107
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ sub definerole {
 
 sub metadata_query {
     my ($query)=@_;
-    my $reply=&reply("querysend:$query",'msul3');
+    my $reply=&reply("querysend:".&escape($query),'msul3');
 }
 
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