diff --git a/scripts/makeOVPN.sh b/scripts/makeOVPN.sh
index a75cb8e..31497b3 100755
--- a/scripts/makeOVPN.sh
+++ b/scripts/makeOVPN.sh
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ function keyPASS() {
     fi
 
     #Escape chars in PASSWD
+    PASSWD_UNESCAPED="${PASSWD}"
     PASSWD=$(echo -n ${PASSWD} | sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/\//\\\//g' -e 's/\$/\\\$/g' -e 's/!/\\!/g' -e 's/\./\\\./g' -e "s/'/\\\'/g" -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\*/\\\*/g' -e 's/\@/\\\@/g' -e 's/\#/\\\#/g' -e 's/£/\\£/g' -e 's/%/\\%/g' -e 's/\^/\\\^/g' -e 's/\&/\\\&/g' -e 's/(/\\(/g' -e 's/)/\\)/g' -e 's/-/\\-/g' -e 's/_/\\_/g' -e 's/\+/\\\+/g' -e 's/=/\\=/g' -e 's/\[/\\\[/g' -e 's/\]/\\\]/g' -e 's/;/\\;/g' -e 's/:/\\:/g' -e 's/|/\\|/g' -e 's/</\\</g' -e 's/>/\\>/g' -e 's/,/\\,/g' -e 's/?/\\?/g' -e 's/~/\\~/g' -e 's/{/\\{/g' -e 's/}/\\}/g')
 
     #Build the client key and then encrypt the key
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ if [ "$iOS" = "1" ]; then
 	printf "Please remember the export password\n"
 	printf "as you will need this import the certificate on your iOS device\n"
 	printf "========================================================\n"
-	openssl pkcs12 -passin pass:"$PASSWD" -export -in "issued/${NAME}${CRT}" -inkey "private/${NAME}${KEY}" -certfile ${CA} -name "${NAME}" -out "/home/$INSTALL_USER/ovpns/$NAME.ovpn12"
+	openssl pkcs12 -passin pass:"$PASSWD_UNESCAPED" -export -in "issued/${NAME}${CRT}" -inkey "private/${NAME}${KEY}" -certfile ${CA} -name "${NAME}" -out "/home/$INSTALL_USER/ovpns/$NAME.ovpn12"
 	chown "$INSTALL_USER" "/home/$INSTALL_USER/ovpns/$NAME.ovpn12"
 	chmod 600 "/home/$INSTALL_USER/ovpns/$NAME.ovpn12"
 	printf "========================================================\n"