diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.test.ts
index 60b12739b3..13c6ae4a5a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 import { escapeRegExp } from './escapeRegExp';
 
 describe('escapeRegExp', () => {
+  test('does not escape non-regex characters', () => {
+    expect(escapeRegExp('Backstage Backstage')).toBe('Backstage Backstage');
+  });
+
   test('all the characters', () => {
     expect(escapeRegExp('^$\\.*+?()[]{}|')).toBe(
       '\\^\\$\\\\\\.\\*\\+\\?\\(\\)\\[\\]\\{\\}\\|',
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.ts
index 58a8d2da15..bc78967ebe 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/util/escapeRegExp.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
  * Taken from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions
  */
 export const escapeRegExp = (text: string) => {
-  return text.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+  return text.replace(/[.*+?^${}(\)|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
 };