diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-templated-code-snippets.py b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-templated-code-snippets.py
index 2e0cff01344d03f362b12b6a280170a773ef005b..da42efaca3577c010e66a6d7ca2d9e6369e4a5a5 100755
--- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-templated-code-snippets.py
+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-templated-code-snippets.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 
 def escapeSomeSigns(someString):
-    return someString.replace("$", "\\$").replace("(", "\\(").replace(")", "\\)").replace("*", "\\*")
+    return someString.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("$", "\\$").replace("(", "\\(").replace(")", "\\)").replace("*", "\\*")
 
 fileName = sys.argv[1]
 print("FILE: " + fileName)