diff --git a/lua/ivy/utils.lua b/lua/ivy/utils.lua
index 92f74e0..910e57f 100644
--- a/lua/ivy/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/ivy/utils.lua
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ utils.line_action = function()
 end
 
 utils.escape_file_name = function(input)
-  return string.gsub(input, "([$])", "\\%1")
+  local file, _ = string.gsub(input, "([$%]\\[])", "\\%1")
+  return file
 end
 
 return utils
diff --git a/lua/ivy/utils_escape_test.lua b/lua/ivy/utils_escape_test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebe41d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/ivy/utils_escape_test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+local utils = require "ivy.utils"
+
+it("will escape a dollar in the file name", function(t)
+  local result = utils.escape_file_name "/path/to/$file/$name.lua"
+  t.assert_equal(result, "/path/to/\\$file/\\$name.lua")
+end)
+
+it("will escape a brackets in the file name", function(t)
+  local result = utils.escape_file_name "/path/to/[file]/[name].lua"
+  t.assert_equal(result, "/path/to/\\[file\\]/\\[name\\].lua")
+end)