diff --git a/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/ir_qweb.py b/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/ir_qweb.py
index cfc71b387..8bc33062f 100644
--- a/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/ir_qweb.py
+++ b/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/ir_qweb.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ class IrQwebAuditfileStringWidget999(models.AbstractModel):
     @api.model
     def value_to_html(self, value, options):
         value = value[: self._max_length] if value else ""
-        res = super().value_to_html(value, options)
-        return str(res)  # From markup to string
+        return super().value_to_html(value, options)
 
 
 class IrQwebAuditfileStringWidget9(models.AbstractModel):
diff --git a/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/xaf_auditfile_export.py b/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/xaf_auditfile_export.py
index 643608da0..74b536204 100644
--- a/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/xaf_auditfile_export.py
+++ b/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/models/xaf_auditfile_export.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def button_generate(self):
         )
         # convert to string and prepend XML encoding declaration
         xml = (
-            xml.unescape()
+            str(xml)
             .strip()
             .replace(
                 "<auditfile ",
diff --git a/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/tests/test_l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export.py b/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/tests/test_l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export.py
index 43245e90b..606baf0f0 100644
--- a/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/tests/test_l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export.py
+++ b/l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export/tests/test_l10n_nl_xaf_auditfile_export.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ def test_04_export_success_unit4(self):
         self.assertTrue(record.name)
         self.assertTrue(record.auditfile)
         self.assertTrue(record.auditfile_name)
+        self.assertTrue(record.auditfile_success)
         self.assertTrue(record.company_id)
         self.assertTrue(record.date_start)
         self.assertTrue(record.date_end)
@@ -163,13 +164,13 @@ def test_05_export_success(self):
         record = self.env["xaf.auditfile.export"].create({})
         record.name += "%s01" % os.sep
         record.button_generate()
-        self.assertTrue(record)
+        self.assertTrue(record.auditfile_success)
 
     def test_06_include_moves_from_inactive_journals(self):
         """Include moves off of inactive journals"""
         record = self.env["xaf.auditfile.export"].create({})
         record.button_generate()
-        self.assertTrue(record)
+        self.assertTrue(record.auditfile_success)
 
         line_count = record.get_move_line_count()
         parsed_line_count = get_transaction_line_count_from_xml(record.auditfile)
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ def test_06_include_moves_from_inactive_journals(self):
 
         record_after = self.env["xaf.auditfile.export"].create({})
         record_after.button_generate()
-        self.assertTrue(record_after)
+        self.assertTrue(record_after.auditfile_success)
 
         line_count_after = record_after.get_move_line_count()
         parsed_count_after = get_transaction_line_count_from_xml(record_after.auditfile)
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ def test_07_do_not_include_section_and_note_move_lines(self):
         )
         record = self.env["xaf.auditfile.export"].create({})
         record.button_generate()
-        self.assertTrue(record)
+        self.assertTrue(record.auditfile_success)
 
         line_count = record.get_move_line_count()
         parsed_line_count = get_transaction_line_count_from_xml(record.auditfile)
@@ -321,3 +322,15 @@ def xaf_val(auditfile, xpath):
             record.auditfile, "//a:openingBalance/a:linesCount/text()"
         )
         self.assertEqual(lines_count, 2)
+
+    def test_10_ampersand_in_name(self):
+        """Error because of invalid characters in an auditfile"""
+        record = (
+            self.env["xaf.auditfile.export"]
+            .with_context(dont_sanitize_xml=True)
+            .create({})
+        )
+        # add an ampersand
+        record.company_id.name += " & OCA"
+        record.button_generate()
+        self.assertTrue(record.auditfile_success)