diff --git a/scripts/makeOVPN.sh b/scripts/makeOVPN.sh
index 60210a1..233fec1 100644
--- a/scripts/makeOVPN.sh
+++ b/scripts/makeOVPN.sh
@@ -68,13 +68,16 @@ function keyPASS() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    #Escape chars in 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
 
     expect << EOF
     set timeout -1
     spawn ./build-key-pass "$NAME"
-    expect "Enter PEM pass phrase" { send "$PASSWD\r" }
-    expect "Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase" { send "$PASSWD\r" }
+    expect "Enter PEM pass phrase" { send "\\\$PASSWD\\r" }
+    expect "Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase" { send "\\\$PASSWD\\r" }
     expect "Country Name" { send "\r" }
     expect "State or Province Name" { send "\r" }
     expect "Locality Name" { send "\r" }
@@ -95,9 +98,9 @@ EOF
     expect << EOF
     set timeout -1
     spawn openssl rsa -in "$NAME$OKEY" -des3 -out "$NAME$KEY"
-    expect "Enter pass phrase for" { send "$PASSWD\r" }
-    expect "Enter PEM pass phrase" { send "$PASSWD\r" }
-    expect "Verifying - Enter PEM pass" { send "$PASSWD\r" }
+    expect "Enter pass phrase for" { send "\\\$PASSWD\\r" }
+    expect "Enter PEM pass phrase" { send "\\\$PASSWD\\r" }
+    expect "Verifying - Enter PEM pass" { send "\\\$PASSWD\\r" }
     expect eof
 EOF
 }