diff --git a/pg_chameleon/lib/pg_lib.py b/pg_chameleon/lib/pg_lib.py
index c2009506..4ed5f356 100644
--- a/pg_chameleon/lib/pg_lib.py
+++ b/pg_chameleon/lib/pg_lib.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def __create_indices(self):
                     THEN
                         format('ALTER TABLE %%I ADD CONSTRAINT %%I %%s ;',tab.relname,con.conname,pg_get_constraintdef(con.oid))
                     ELSE
-                        format('%%s ;',regexp_replace(pg_get_indexdef(idx.oid), '("?\w+"?\.)', ''))
+                        format('%%s ;',regexp_replace(pg_get_indexdef(idx.oid), '("?\\w+"?\\.)', ''))
                 END AS ddl_text,
                 CASE
                     WHEN con.conname IS NOT NULL