diff --git a/applications/external/esp32cam_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c b/applications/external/esp32cam_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c
index 37e544cbe..ff6b3b9a5 100644
--- a/applications/external/esp32cam_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c
+++ b/applications/external/esp32cam_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ void wifi_marauder_scene_user_input_on_enter(void* context) {
                 *app->user_input_string_reference,
                 strlen(*app->user_input_string_reference) + 1);
         }
+        text_input_add_illegal_symbols(app->text_input);
         break;
     // Loads the numerical value of the reference
     case WifiMarauderUserInputTypeNumber:
@@ -139,8 +140,6 @@ void wifi_marauder_scene_user_input_on_enter(void* context) {
         WIFI_MARAUDER_TEXT_INPUT_STORE_SIZE,
         false);
 
-    text_input_add_illegal_symbols(app->text_input);
-
     view_dispatcher_switch_to_view(app->view_dispatcher, WifiMarauderAppViewTextInput);
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/external/wifi_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c b/applications/external/wifi_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c
index 37e544cbe..ff6b3b9a5 100644
--- a/applications/external/wifi_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c
+++ b/applications/external/wifi_marauder_companion/scenes/wifi_marauder_scene_user_input.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ void wifi_marauder_scene_user_input_on_enter(void* context) {
                 *app->user_input_string_reference,
                 strlen(*app->user_input_string_reference) + 1);
         }
+        text_input_add_illegal_symbols(app->text_input);
         break;
     // Loads the numerical value of the reference
     case WifiMarauderUserInputTypeNumber:
@@ -139,8 +140,6 @@ void wifi_marauder_scene_user_input_on_enter(void* context) {
         WIFI_MARAUDER_TEXT_INPUT_STORE_SIZE,
         false);
 
-    text_input_add_illegal_symbols(app->text_input);
-
     view_dispatcher_switch_to_view(app->view_dispatcher, WifiMarauderAppViewTextInput);
 }