diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index b2c588c..a98a3d0 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ROBOT2RST	  = robot2rst
 ROBOT2RST_OPTS += -i $(SOURCEDIR)/robot/example.robot
 ROBOT2RST_OPTS += -o $(SOURCEDIR)/example_usage_qtp.rst
 ROBOT2RST_OPTS += -t ^SWRQT- ^SYSRQT-
-ROBOT2RST_OPTS += -c 100 50.0
+ROBOT2RST_OPTS += -c 100 40.0
 ROBOT2RST_OPTS += -r validates ext_toolname
 ROBOT2RST_OPTS += --only FLASH
 
diff --git a/doc/source/robot/example.robot b/doc/source/robot/example.robot
index 6e734a1..ab3c5a6 100644
--- a/doc/source/robot/example.robot
+++ b/doc/source/robot/example.robot
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Another Test
                         FOR     ${var}  IN  @{NAMES}
                                 Log     ${var}
 
+Comp1: testing 'Special" characters & prefix (with brackets)
+    [Documentation]     The item ID will contain COMP1-TESTING_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS_AND_PREFIX_WITH_BRACKETS.
+                        Log     Special characters in test case names are supported but not recommended.
+
 *** Keywords ***
 My Keyword
     [Documentation]     My keyword's documentation string.
diff --git a/mlx/robot2rst.mako b/mlx/robot2rst.mako
index 532b884..a778083 100644
--- a/mlx/robot2rst.mako
+++ b/mlx/robot2rst.mako
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ def to_traceable_item(name, prefix=''):
     name = prefix + name
     # Move to capitals
     name = name.upper()
-    # Move ' : ' (or alike) to '-'
+    # Replace ' : ' (or alike) by '-'
     name = re.sub('\s*:\s*', '-', name)
+    # Replace '&' by 'AND'
+    name = name.replace('&', 'AND')
+    # Remove other special characters
+    name = re.sub('[^\w\s_-]', '', name)
     # Replace spaces with single underscore
     name = re.sub('\s+', '_', name)
     return name