diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd51fdd..59a55fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ These are the environment variables currently supported, keyed by their respecti
 |----------------|---------------| -------------------------------------
 | `docker-image` | `DOCKER_IMAGE`| `{"docker-image": "foo/bar:latest"}` |
 | `docker-tag`   | `DOCKER_TAG`  | `{"docker-tag": "latest"}`           |
-| `git-repo`     | `GIT_REPO`    | `{"repo": "foo/bar:latest"}`         |
+| `git-repo`     | `GIT_REPO`    | `{"git-repo": "foo/bar:latest"}`         |
 | `git-branch`   | `GIT_BRANCH`  | `{"git-branch": "main"}`             |
 | `rollout-arg1` | `ROLLOUT_ARG1`| `{"rollout-arg1": "FOO"}`            |
 | `rollout-arg2` | `ROLLOUT_ARG2`| `{"rollout-arg2": "BAR"}`            |
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 18e220a..48947b4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/google/shlex"
@@ -101,8 +102,8 @@ func Rollout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	err = setCustomArgs(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("Error setting custom logs", "err", err)
-		http.Error(w, "Script execution failed", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("Error setting custom args", "err", err)
+		http.Error(w, "Bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -219,6 +220,11 @@ func setCustomArgs(r *http.Request) error {
 }
 
 func setEnvFromStruct(data interface{}) error {
+	regex, err := regexp.Compile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9._\-:\/@]+$`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to compile regex: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(data)
 	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		v = v.Elem()
@@ -233,6 +239,9 @@ func setEnvFromStruct(data interface{}) error {
 			if value == "" {
 				continue
 			}
+			if !regex.MatchString(value) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid input for environment variable %s:%s", envTag, value)
+			}
 			if err := os.Setenv(envTag, value); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not set environment variable %s: %v", envTag, err)
 			}
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index f319ea3..e204716 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -325,10 +325,10 @@ func TestRolloutCmdArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	payloads := map[string]string{
-		"docker-image": "rollout-docker-image-test",
+		"docker-image": "us-docker.pkg.dev-project-interal-image:latest",
 		"docker-tag":   "rollout-docker-tag-test",
 		"git-branch":   "rollout-git-branch-test",
-		"git-repo":     "rollout-git-repo-test",
+		"git-repo":     "git@github.com:lehigh-university-libraries-rollout.git",
 		"rollout-arg1": "rollout-arg1-test",
 		"rollout-arg2": "rollout-arg2-test",
 		"rollout-arg3": "rollout-arg3-test",
@@ -392,6 +392,93 @@ func TestRolloutCmdArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBadRolloutCmdArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Setenv("ROLLOUT_CMD", "/bin/bash")
+	s := createMockJwksServer()
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	// get a valid token
+	exp := time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 1).Unix()
+	jwtToken, err := CreateSignedJWT(kid, aud, claim, exp, privateKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create a JWT with our test key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	payloads := map[string]string{
+		"rollout-arg1": "bad1;",
+		"rollout-arg2": "bad2&",
+		"rollout-arg3": "bad3|",
+		"bad4":         "bad4$",
+		"bad5":         "any`thing",
+		"bad6":         `any"thing`,
+		"bad7":         "any\thing",
+		"bad8":         "any*thing",
+		"bad9":         "any?thing",
+		"bad10":        "any[thing",
+		"bad11":        "any]thing",
+		"bad12":        "any{thing",
+		"bad13":        "any}thing",
+		"bad14":        "any(thing",
+		"bad15":        "any)thing",
+		"bad16":        "any<thing",
+		"bad17":        "any>thing",
+		"bad18":        "anything!",
+	}
+	for k, v := range payloads {
+		var e string
+		switch k {
+		case "rollout-arg1":
+			e = "ROLLOUT_ARG1"
+		case "rollout-arg2":
+			e = "ROLLOUT_ARG2"
+		case "rollout-arg3":
+			e = "ROLLOUT_ARG3"
+		default:
+			k = "rollout-arg1"
+			e = "ROLLOUT_ARG1"
+		}
+		tt := Test{
+			name:           fmt.Sprintf("%s custom arg doesn't pass to rollout.sh", k),
+			authHeader:     "Bearer " + jwtToken,
+			expectedStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			cmdArgs:        fmt.Sprintf(`-c "touch /tmp/$%s"`, e),
+			method:         "POST",
+			payload:        fmt.Sprintf(`{"%s": "%s"}`, k, v),
+			expectedBody:   "Bad request\n",
+		}
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			method := "POST"
+			body := strings.NewReader(tt.payload)
+			request := createRequest(tt.authHeader, method, body)
+			os.Setenv("ROLLOUT_ARGS", tt.cmdArgs)
+
+			Rollout(recorder, request)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedStatus, recorder.Code)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedBody, recorder.Body.String())
+		})
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range payloads {
+		f := "/tmp/" + v
+		// make sure the rollout command didn't run the command
+		// which creates the file
+		_, err = os.Stat(f)
+		if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		t.Errorf("The test created a bad file name. Check sanitizing inputs to catch %s", f)
+
+		// cleanup
+		err = RemoveFileIfExists(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("Unable to cleanup test file", "file", f, "err", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func RemoveFileIfExists(filePath string) error {
 	_, err := os.Stat(filePath)
 	if err == nil {