diff --git a/Model/Api/Customer.php b/Model/Api/Customer.php
index 79c7ab62..6a22ad77 100644
--- a/Model/Api/Customer.php
+++ b/Model/Api/Customer.php
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ protected function _buildCustomerData(\Magento\Customer\Model\Customer $customer
                  * @var $country \Magento\Directory\Model\Country
                  */
                 $country = $this->_countryFactory->create()->loadByCode($address->getCountryId());
-                $customerAddress["country"] = $country->getName('en_US');
+                $customerAddress["country"] = preg_replace('/\&/', 'and',$country->getName('en_US'));
                 $customerAddress["country_code"] = $address->getCountryId();
             }
             if (count($customerAddress)) {