diff --git a/pyad/pyadutils.py b/pyad/pyadutils.py
index 9b7f933..a7a381f 100644
--- a/pyad/pyadutils.py
+++ b/pyad/pyadutils.py
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ def generate_list(input):
 
 def escape_path(path):
     escapes = (
-        ('\+','+'),
-        ('\*','*'),
-        ('\(','('),
-        ('\)',')'),
-        ('\/','/'),
+        ('\\+','+'),
+        ('\\*','*'),
+        ('\\(','('),
+        ('\\)',')'),
+        ('\\/','/'),
         ('\\,',',,'),
         ('\\','\\5c'),
         ('*','\\2a'),