diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 204d9e55..816d0cd1 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
         sFILE=$1
         CANREAD=0
         RETVAL=1
-        escaped_file=$(echo ${sFILE} | sed 's/\*/\\*/; s/\?/\\?/')
+        escaped_file=$(echo ${sFILE} | sed 's/\*/\\*/; s/?/\\?/')
         LogText "Test: check if we can access ${sFILE} (escaped: ${escaped_file})"
 
         # Check for symlink