diff --git a/web/src/components/filePathInputModal.tsx b/web/src/components/filePathInputModal.tsx
index a75dedc..d1eeaa5 100644
--- a/web/src/components/filePathInputModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/filePathInputModal.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ const FilePathInputModal = ({
 
   const handleChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const value = event.target.value
-    const regex = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i
-    if (regex.test(value)) {
+
+    const specialChars = /[`!@#$%^&*()_+\-=[\]{};':"\\|,<>?~]/
+    const fileExtension = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i
+
+    if (specialChars.test(value)) {
+      setHasError(true)
+      setErrorText('can not have special characters')
+    } else if (fileExtension.test(value)) {
       setHasError(true)
       setErrorText('can not save file with extensions [exe, sh, htaccess]')
     } else {
diff --git a/web/src/containers/Studio/editor.tsx b/web/src/containers/Studio/editor.tsx
index 57b98aa..0ecb218 100644
--- a/web/src/containers/Studio/editor.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Studio/editor.tsx
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
   const saveFile = (filePath?: string) => {
     setIsLoading(true)
 
+    if (filePath) {
+      filePath = filePath.startsWith('/') ? filePath : `/${filePath}`
+    }
+
     const formData = new FormData()
 
     const stringBlob = new Blob([fileContent], { type: 'text/plain' })