diff --git a/docs/chapters/template.rst b/docs/chapters/template.rst
index 463fccbf..e3a7d5f1 100644
--- a/docs/chapters/template.rst
+++ b/docs/chapters/template.rst
@@ -45,9 +45,15 @@ Template Automation Hooks
 | SYSRC   | sysrc command(s)  | nginx_enable=YES                        |
 +---------+-------------------+-----------------------------------------+
 
-Note: SYSRC requires that NO quotes be used or that quotes (`"`) be escaped
+Special Hook Cases
+------------------
+
+SYSRC requires that NO quotes be used or that quotes (`"`) be escaped
 ie; (`\\"`)
 
+ARG will always treat an ampersand "\&" literally, without the need to escape it.
+Escaping it will cause errors.
+
 Place these uppercase template hook commands into a `Bastillefile` in any order
 and automate container setup as needed.
 
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh
index 3aed8664..9e4f42b2 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/template.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ get_arg_name() {
 
 parse_arg_value() {
     # Parses the value after = and then escapes back/forward slashes and single quotes in it. -- cwells
-    echo "${1}" | sed -E 's/[^=]+=?//' | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/'\''/'\''\\'\'\''/g'
+    echo "${1}" | sed -E 's/[^=]+=?//' | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/'\''/'\''\\'\'\''/g' -e 's/&/\\&/g' -e 's/"//g'
 }
 
 get_arg_value() {