diff --git a/testing/src/main/java/dev/cel/testing/testrunner/CelCoverageIndex.java b/testing/src/main/java/dev/cel/testing/testrunner/CelCoverageIndex.java
index 72b146516..d99525934 100644
--- a/testing/src/main/java/dev/cel/testing/testrunner/CelCoverageIndex.java
+++ b/testing/src/main/java/dev/cel/testing/testrunner/CelCoverageIndex.java
@@ -398,8 +398,9 @@ private String kindToString(CelNavigableExpr node) {
     }
   }
 
-  private String escapeSpecialCharacters(String exprText) {
+  private static String escapeSpecialCharacters(String exprText) {
     return exprText
+        .replace("\\\"", "\"")
         .replace("\"", "\\\"")
         .replace("\n", "\\n")
         .replace("||", " \\| \\| ")