diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sysctl/augeas.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sysctl/augeas.rb
index be00a4b..d96c39a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sysctl/augeas.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sysctl/augeas.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   optional_commands :sysctl => 'sysctl'
 
   resource_path do |resource|
-    "$target/#{resource[:name]}"
+    "$target/#{resource[:name]&.gsub('/', '\/')}"
   end
 
   def self.sysctl_set(key, value, silent=false)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def self.collect_augeas_resources(res, entries, target='/etc/sysctl.conf', resou
       entries.each do |entry|
         next if resources.find{|x| x[:name] == entry}
 
-        value = aug.get("$target/#{entry}")
+        value = aug.get("$target/#{entry.gsub('/', '\/')}")
 
         if value
           resource = {
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ def self.collect_augeas_resources(res, entries, target='/etc/sysctl.conf', resou
 
           # Only match comments immediately before the entry and prefixed with
           # the sysctl name
-          cmtnode = aug.match("$target/#comment[following-sibling::*[1][self::#{entry}]]")
+          cmtnode = aug.match("$target/#comment[following-sibling::*[1][self::#{entry.gsub('/', '\/')}]]")
           unless cmtnode.empty?
             comment = aug.get(cmtnode[0])
-            if comment.match(/#{resource[:name]}:/)
-              resource[:comment] = comment.sub(/^#{resource[:name]}:\s*/, "")
+            if comment.match(/#{resource[:name]&.gsub('/', '\/')}:/)
+              resource[:comment] = comment.sub(/^#{resource[:name]&.gsub('/', '\/')}:\s*/, "")
             end
           end
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def live_value
       if aug.match(cmtnode).empty?
         aug.insert('$resource', "#comment", true)
       end
-      aug.set("$target/#comment[following-sibling::*[1][self::#{resource[:name]}]]",
+      aug.set("$target/#comment[following-sibling::*[1][self::#{resource[:name]&.gsub('/', '\/')}]]",
               "#{resource[:name]}: #{resource[:comment]}")
     end
   end