diff --git a/scripts/export_src.sh b/scripts/export_src.sh
index 11a52902..6e8680f1 100755
--- a/scripts/export_src.sh
+++ b/scripts/export_src.sh
@@ -46,4 +46,10 @@ done
 find . -name ".git*" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf
 zip -r -q ${SRC_FOLDER_NAME}.zip .
 
+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
+
 open .