diff --git a/arches/app/models/lookups.py b/arches/app/models/lookups.py
index f3940b13e7..5d4f543f6a 100644
--- a/arches/app/models/lookups.py
+++ b/arches/app/models/lookups.py
@@ -1,66 +1,55 @@
 from django.db.models import JSONField, Lookup
+from psycopg2.extensions import AsIs, QuotedString
 
 
-# TODO: manually merging parameters is usually a no-no,
-# but are these already safe via the \" quotes?
-# Look into sql.Identifier or AsIs().
+class JSONPathFilter:
+    """Handle the double-quoting and escaping for JSONPath filters."""
 
-# Seems like a Django bug that I need to override get_db_prep_lookup(). TODO: Ask.
+    def process_rhs(self, compiler, connection):
+        rhs, params = super().process_rhs(compiler, connection)
+        escaped = AsIs(QuotedString(params[0]).getquoted().decode()[1:-1])
+        return rhs, (escaped,)
 
 
 @JSONField.register_lookup
-class AnyLanguageEquals(Lookup):
+class AnyLanguageEquals(JSONPathFilter, Lookup):
     lookup_name = "any_lang"
 
-    def get_db_prep_lookup(self, value, connection):
-        return ("%s", (value,))
-
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
         lhs, lhs_params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection)
         rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
-        placeholder = "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ == \"" + rhs_params[0] + "\")'"
-        return placeholder % (lhs,), lhs_params
+        params = lhs_params + rhs_params
+        return "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ == \"%s\")'" % (lhs, rhs), params
 
 
 @JSONField.register_lookup
-class AnyLanguageContains(Lookup):
+class AnyLanguageContains(JSONPathFilter, Lookup):
     lookup_name = "any_lang_contains"
 
-    def get_db_prep_lookup(self, value, connection):
-        return ("%s", (value,))
-
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
         lhs, lhs_params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection)
         rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
-        placeholder = "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ like_regex \"" + rhs_params[0] + "\")'"
-        return placeholder % (lhs,), lhs_params
+        params = lhs_params + rhs_params
+        return "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ like_regex \"%s\")'" % (lhs, rhs), params
 
 
 @JSONField.register_lookup
-class AnyLanguageIContains(Lookup):
+class AnyLanguageIContains(JSONPathFilter, Lookup):
     lookup_name = "any_lang_icontains"
 
-    def get_db_prep_lookup(self, value, connection):
-        return ("%s", (value,))
-
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
         lhs, lhs_params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection)
         rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
-        placeholder = (
-            "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ like_regex \"" + rhs_params[0] + '" flag "i")\''
-        )
-        return placeholder % (lhs,), lhs_params
+        params = lhs_params + rhs_params
+        return '%s @? \'$.*.value ? (@ like_regex "%s" flag "i")\'' % (lhs, rhs), params
 
 
 @JSONField.register_lookup
-class AnyLanguageStartsWith(Lookup):
+class AnyLanguageStartsWith(JSONPathFilter, Lookup):
     lookup_name = "any_lang_startswith"
 
-    def get_db_prep_lookup(self, value, connection):
-        return ("%s", (value,))
-
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection):
         lhs, lhs_params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection)
         rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
-        placeholder = "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ starts with \"" + rhs_params[0] + "\")'"
-        return placeholder % (lhs,), lhs_params
+        params = lhs_params + rhs_params
+        return "%s @? '$.*.value ? (@ starts with \"%s\")'" % (lhs, rhs), params