diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/grabbit/jcr/DefaultProtoNodeDecorator.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/grabbit/jcr/DefaultProtoNodeDecorator.groovy
index 2d6dc8f..5a93545 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/grabbit/jcr/DefaultProtoNodeDecorator.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/twcable/grabbit/jcr/DefaultProtoNodeDecorator.groovy
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.twcable.grabbit.proto.NodeProtos.Node as ProtoNode
 import com.twcable.grabbit.proto.NodeProtos.Value as ProtoValue
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j
+import java.util.regex.Matcher
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull
 import javax.jcr.Node as JCRNode
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ class DefaultProtoNodeDecorator extends ProtoNodeDecorator {
         if(innerProtoNode.mandatoryChildNodeList && innerProtoNode.mandatoryChildNodeList.size() > 0) {
             for(ProtoNode childNode: innerProtoNode.mandatoryChildNodeList) {
                 //Mandatory children must inherit any name overrides from their parent (if they exist)
-                createFrom(childNode, childNode.getName().replaceFirst(Pattern.quote(innerProtoNode.name), getName())).writeToJcr(session)
+                createFrom(childNode, childNode.getName().replaceFirst(Pattern.quote(innerProtoNode.name),
+                        Matcher.quoteReplacement(getName()))).writeToJcr(session)
             }
         }
         return new JCRNodeDecorator(jcrNode)