diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 61b9f226..0d3b7e47 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
 
         <% e.begin_block("scripts"); %>
         <script type="text/javascript">
+            var padutils = require('../static/js/pad_utils').padutils;
+
             // @license magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8e4f440f4c65981c5bf93c76d35135ba5064d8b7&dn=apache-2.0.txt
             (function() {
               // Display errors on page load to the user
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@
                 var box   = document.getElementById('editorloadingbox');
                 box.innerHTML = '<p><b>An error occurred while loading the pad</b></p>'
                               + '<p><b>'+msg+'</b> '
-                              + '<small>in '+ url +' (line '+ line +')</small></p>';
+                              + '<small>in '+ padutils.escapeHTML(url) +' (line '+ line +')</small></p>';
                 // call original error handler
                 if(typeof(originalHandler) == 'function') originalHandler.call(null, arguments);
               };