diff --git a/src/offline/2globalsUNIX.go b/src/offline/2globalsUNIX.go
index 84749fa..40cf8ad 100644
--- a/src/offline/2globalsUNIX.go
+++ b/src/offline/2globalsUNIX.go
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ var ConfigDir = home + "/.config/libmutton"
 var ConfigPath = ConfigDir + "/libmutton.ini"
 
 // PathSeparator defines the character used to separate directories in a path (platform-specific)
-const PathSeparator = "/"
-const Windows = false // TODO temporary, remove after native sync is implemented
+const (
+	PathSeparator = "/"
+	Windows       = false // TODO temporary, remove after native sync is implemented
+)
diff --git a/src/offline/2globalsWIN.go b/src/offline/2globalsWIN.go
index 2306b52..8020062 100644
--- a/src/offline/2globalsWIN.go
+++ b/src/offline/2globalsWIN.go
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ var ConfigDir = home + "\\AppData\\Local\\libmutton"
 var ConfigPath = ConfigDir + "\\libmutton.ini"
 
 // PathSeparator defines the character used to separate directories in a path (platform-specific)
-const PathSeparator = "\\"
-const Windows = true // TODO temporary, remove after native sync is implemented
+const (
+	PathSeparator = "\\"
+	Windows       = true // TODO temporary, remove after native sync is implemented
+)
diff --git a/src/offline/copyWIN.go b/src/offline/copyWIN.go
index 5f0039d..2a6c72b 100644
--- a/src/offline/copyWIN.go
+++ b/src/offline/copyWIN.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 // CopyField copies a field from an entry to the clipboard
 func copyField(copySubject string, executableName string) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("powershell.exe", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' | Set-Clipboard", copySubject))
+	cmd := exec.Command("powershell.exe", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' | Set-Clipboard", strings.ReplaceAll(copySubject, "'", "''")))
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(AnsiError + "Failed to copy to clipboard: " + err.Error() + AnsiReset)
diff --git a/src/offline/utilitiesMisc.go b/src/offline/utilitiesMisc.go
index 3808143..d35e9f1 100644
--- a/src/offline/utilitiesMisc.go
+++ b/src/offline/utilitiesMisc.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const extendedCharset = "!\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}~"
+
 // TargetIsFile TargetStatusCheck checks if the targetLocation is a file, directory, or is inaccessible
 // failCondition: 0 = fail on inaccessible, 1 = fail on inaccessible/file, 2 = fail on inaccessible/directory
 // returns: isFile, isAccessible
@@ -93,17 +95,13 @@ func RemoveTrailingEmptyStrings(slice []string) []string {
 // StringGen generates a random string of a specified length and complexity
 // complexity: minimum percentage of special characters to be returned in the generated string (only impacts complex strings)
 func StringGen(length int, complex bool, complexity float64) string {
-	var extendedCharset string // hold extended character set used for complex strings
 	var actualSpecialChars int // track the number of special characters in the generated string
 	var minSpecialChars int    // track the minimum number of special characters to accept
 
 	charset := "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" // default character set used for all strings
 	if complex {
 		minSpecialChars = int(math.Round(float64(length) * complexity)) // determine minimum number of special characters to accept
-		extendedCharset = "!\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}~"
 		charset = charset + extendedCharset
-	} else {
-		extendedCharset = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
 	}
 
 	// loop until a string of the desired complexity is generated