diff --git a/includes/ajax.inc b/includes/ajax.inc
index d3fe887..2bf8c03 100644
--- a/includes/ajax.inc
+++ b/includes/ajax.inc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function views_ajax() {
     $display_id = $_REQUEST['view_display_id'];
     $args = isset($_REQUEST['view_args']) && $_REQUEST['view_args'] !== '' ? explode('/', $_REQUEST['view_args']) : array();
     $path = isset($_REQUEST['view_path']) ? $_REQUEST['view_path'] : NULL;
-    $dom_id = isset($_REQUEST['view_dom_id']) ? intval($_REQUEST['view_dom_id']) : NULL;
+    $dom_id = isset($_REQUEST['view_dom_id']) ? preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/', '-', $_REQUEST['view_dom_id']) : NULL;
     $pager_element = isset($_REQUEST['pager_element']) ? intval($_REQUEST['pager_element']) : NULL;
 
     $commands = array();