diff --git a/templates/restic_access_Linux.j2 b/templates/restic_access_Linux.j2
index 554073d..ca0c313 100644
--- a/templates/restic_access_Linux.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_access_Linux.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Source this file to work with restic on this host
 
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY={{ restic_repos[item.repo].location }}
-export RESTIC_PASSWORD="{{ restic_repos[item.repo].password | regex_escape() }}"
+export RESTIC_PASSWORD='{{ restic_repos[item.repo].password | regex_replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'') }}'
 {% if restic_repos[item.repo].aws_access_key is defined %}
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID={{ restic_repos[item.repo].aws_access_key }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2 b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
index df46df3..e6f42ea 100644
--- a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Use this file to create a Backup and prune existing data with one execution.
 
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY={{ restic_repos[item.repo].location }}
-export RESTIC_PASSWORD="{{ restic_repos[item.repo].password | regex_escape() }}"
+export RESTIC_PASSWORD='{{ restic_repos[item.repo].password | regex_replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'') }}'
 BACKUP_NAME={{ item.name }}
 {% if restic_repos[item.repo].aws_access_key is defined %}
 export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID={{ restic_repos[item.repo].aws_access_key }}