diff --git a/internal/database/redis/count.go b/internal/database/redis/count.go
index c0faac3..700153d 100644
--- a/internal/database/redis/count.go
+++ b/internal/database/redis/count.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Issif/redisearch-go/redisearch"
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick-ui/internal/models"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick-ui/internal/utils"
 )
 
 func CountKey(client *redisearch.Client, args *models.Arguments) (models.Results, error) {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func CountKeyBy(client *redisearch.Client, args *models.Arguments) (models.Resul
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, j := range strings.Split(key.(string), ",") {
-			ag[j] += count
+			ag[utils.UnEscape(j)] += count
 			all += count
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/database/redis/query.go b/internal/database/redis/query.go
index d4a96ad..d872ce1 100644
--- a/internal/database/redis/query.go
+++ b/internal/database/redis/query.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func newQuery(args *models.Arguments) string {
 	var filter, priority, rule, source, hostname, tags, since string
 	if args.Filter != "" {
-		filter = args.Filter + "* "
+		filter = utils.Escape(args.Filter) + "* "
 	}
 	if args.Priority != "" {
 		p := strings.Split(args.Priority, ",")
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ func newQuery(args *models.Arguments) string {
 		source = fmt.Sprintf("(%v) ", strings.Join(r, " | "))
 	}
 	if args.Hostname != "" {
-		r := strings.Split(args.Hostname, ",")
+		r := strings.Split(utils.Escape(args.Hostname), ",")
 		for i, j := range r {
 			r[i] = fmt.Sprintf("@hostname:%v", j)
 		}
 		hostname = fmt.Sprintf("(%v) ", strings.Join(r, " | "))
 	}
 	if args.Tags != "" {
-		r := strings.Split(args.Tags, ",")
+		r := strings.Split(utils.Escape(args.Tags), ",")
 		for i, j := range r {
 			r[i] = fmt.Sprintf("@tags:%v", j)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/database/redis/set.go b/internal/database/redis/set.go
index 4585070..aa08ded 100644
--- a/internal/database/redis/set.go
+++ b/internal/database/redis/set.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Issif/redisearch-go/redisearch"
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick-ui/configuration"
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick-ui/internal/models"
+	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick-ui/internal/utils"
 )
 
 func SetKey(client *redisearch.Client, event *models.Event) error {
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@ func SetKey(client *redisearch.Client, event *models.Event) error {
 		Set("output", event.Output).
 		Set("source", event.Source).
 		Set("timestamp", event.Time.UnixNano()/1e3).
-		Set("tags", strings.Join(event.Tags, ",")).
+		Set("tags", utils.Escape(strings.Join(event.Tags, ","))).
 		Set("json", string(jsonString)).
 		Set("uuid", event.UUID).
 		SetTTL(c.TTL)
 	if event.Hostname != "" {
-		doc.Set("hostname", event.Hostname)
+		doc.Set("hostname", utils.Escape(event.Hostname))
 	}
 
 	err := client.Index([]redisearch.Document{doc}...)
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 81d46c4..7c93234 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcosidekick-ui/configuration"
 )
@@ -142,3 +143,11 @@ func GetPriortiyInt(prio string) int {
 		return -1
 	}
 }
+
+func Escape(s string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "-", `\-`)
+}
+
+func UnEscape(s string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, `\-`, "-")
+}