diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/StringUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/StringUtil.java
index 48df440..bd163ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/StringUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/StringUtil.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class StringUtil {
     public static String safeFunctionName (String s) { return s.replaceAll("\\W", ""); }
     public static String safeSnakeName (String s) { return s.replaceAll("\\W", "_"); }
 
-    public static String safeShellUrlArg (String s) { return s.replaceAll("[^-\\.&?@+_%/=\\w]+", ""); }
+    public static String safeShellUrlArg (String s) { return s.replaceAll("[^-\\.&?:@+_%/=\\w]+", ""); }
 
     public static String onlyDigits (String s) { return s.replaceAll("\\D+", ""); }