diff --git a/scripts/export_src.sh b/scripts/export_src.sh
index 0267c66..57323dd 100755
--- a/scripts/export_src.sh
+++ b/scripts/export_src.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ do
   fi
 done
 
+ERR_PATHS=$(find . -name "*[<>:\\|?*]*" | xargs -I %s echo "- %s")
+if [ "$ERR_PATHS" ]; then
+    echo "Export aborted! Invalid characters found in file or directories name(s):\n$ERR_PATHS"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -z "${EXPORT_DATE}" ]; then
     EXPORT_DATE="${LAST_COMMIT_DATE}"
 fi