diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37967291f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+erpnext
diff --git a/crm/doctype/customer/customer.py b/crm/doctype/customer/customer.py
index d480a6cf25..3d2fa59335 100644
--- a/crm/doctype/customer/customer.py
+++ b/crm/doctype/customer/customer.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class DocType:
     if cust_master_name == 'Customer Name':
    
       # filter out bad characters in name
-      cust = self.doc.customer_name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','').replace('`','')
+      #cust = self.doc.customer_name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','').replace('`','')
+      cust = self.doc.customer_name
 
       supp = sql("select name from `tabSupplier` where name = %s", (cust))
       supp = supp and supp[0][0] or ''
diff --git a/srm/doctype/supplier/supplier.py b/srm/doctype/supplier/supplier.py
index af5b85a650..e6db6c326e 100644
--- a/srm/doctype/supplier/supplier.py
+++ b/srm/doctype/supplier/supplier.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class DocType:
     if supp_master_name == 'Supplier Name':
     
       # filter out bad characters in name
-      supp = self.doc.supplier_name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','').replace('`','')
+      #supp = self.doc.supplier_name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','').replace('`','')
+      supp = self.doc.supplier_name
       
       cust = sql("select name from `tabCustomer` where name = '%s'" % (supp))
       cust = cust and cust[0][0] or ''
diff --git a/tools/doctype/address/address.py b/tools/doctype/address/address.py
index dc177436fa..eabf624af2 100644
--- a/tools/doctype/address/address.py
+++ b/tools/doctype/address/address.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DocType:
       self.doc.name = self.doc.sales_partner + '-' + self.doc.address_type
       
     # filter out bad characters in name
-    self.doc.name = self.doc.name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','').replace('`','')
+    #self.doc.name = self.doc.name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','').replace('`','')
 
 #----------------------
 # Call to Validate
diff --git a/tools/doctype/contact/contact.py b/tools/doctype/contact/contact.py
index 7498619775..6d7c4c442a 100644
--- a/tools/doctype/contact/contact.py
+++ b/tools/doctype/contact/contact.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class DocType:
       self.doc.name = self.doc.first_name + (self.doc.last_name and ' ' + self.doc.last_name or '') + '-' + self.doc.sales_partner  
     
     # filter out bad characters in name
-    self.doc.name = self.doc.name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','')      
+    #self.doc.name = self.doc.name.replace('&','and').replace('.','').replace("'",'').replace('"','').replace(',','')      
 
 #----------------------
 # Call to Validate