diff --git a/subtitle-downloader/subtitle_downloader.py b/subtitle-downloader/subtitle_downloader.py
index 4422f2b..08be00b 100755
--- a/subtitle-downloader/subtitle_downloader.py
+++ b/subtitle-downloader/subtitle_downloader.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def main(download_all, iso, language, list_languages, verbose, input_path):
         sys.exit(0)
 
     # Put square brackets into character class so they work with glob
-    glob_path = input_path.replace('[', '[[]').replace(']', '[]]')
+    glob_path = re.sub("([\[\]])", "[\g<1>]", input_path)
 
     # root, _ = os.path.splitext(input_path)
     # logging.basicConfig(filename=root + '.log', level=logging.INFO)