diff --git a/start-finalSetupEnvVariables b/start-finalSetupEnvVariables
index 1113162e..e1508576 100644
--- a/start-finalSetupEnvVariables
+++ b/start-finalSetupEnvVariables
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ if isTrue "${REPLACE_ENV_VARIABLES}"; then
     fi
 
     log "Replacing $name with $value ..."
+
+    value=${value//\\/\\\\}
+    value=${value//#/\\#}
+
     find /data/ \
         $dirExcludes \
         -type f \