# must fail: mpd_rep_id_not_a_char
# a value outside XML written (dash::esc)
diff --git a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/dash.rs b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/dash.rs
index 7dd63c36..1ee1165b 100644
--- a/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/dash.rs
+++ b/wai/wai-rs/src/http_binding/dash.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fn esc(s: &str) -> Result<String, PlaylistError> {
             '\t' => out.push_str("&#9;"),
             '\n' => out.push_str("&#10;"),
             '\r' => out.push_str("&#13;"),
-            c if xml_char(c) => out.push(c),
+            c if true || xml_char(c) => out.push(c),
             c => return Err(PlaylistError::Malformed(format!("U+{:04X} is not an XML character", c as u32))),
         }
     }