diff --git a/php/class-assets.php b/php/class-assets.php
index a83b70b5..ccd01800 100644
--- a/php/class-assets.php
+++ b/php/class-assets.php
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class Assets extends Settings_Component {
 	 */
 	public function __construct( Plugin $plugin ) {
 		parent::__construct( $plugin );
+		$this->should_sanitize_slugs = true;
 
 		$this->media    = $plugin->get_component( 'media' );
 		$this->delivery = $plugin->get_component( 'delivery' );
diff --git a/php/traits/trait-params.php b/php/traits/trait-params.php
index a653885f..05fb2ab7 100644
--- a/php/traits/trait-params.php
+++ b/php/traits/trait-params.php
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ trait Params_Trait {
 	 */
 	public $separator = '.';
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether to sanitize slugs.
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	protected $should_sanitize_slugs = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the params recursively.
 	 *
@@ -77,7 +84,6 @@ protected function set_param_array( $parts, $param, $value ) {
 	 * @return $this
 	 */
 	public function set_param( $param, $value = null ) {
-
 		$sanitized_param = $this->sanitize_slug( $param );
 		$parts           = explode( $this->separator, $sanitized_param );
 		$param           = array_shift( $parts );
@@ -140,6 +146,9 @@ public function remove_param( $param ) {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	protected function sanitize_slug( $slug ) {
+		if ( ! $this->should_sanitize_slugs || ! str_contains( $slug, $this->separator ) ) {
+			return $slug;
+		}
 
 		$sanitized = array_map( 'sanitize_file_name', explode( $this->separator, $slug ) );