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diff --git a/python/vyos/config.py b/python/vyos/config.py
index 13b2c107e..e6a41a92d 100644
--- a/python/vyos/config.py
+++ b/python/vyos/config.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import json
import subprocess
import vyos.configtree
+import vyos.util
class VyOSError(Exception):
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ class Config(object):
else:
session_config_text = running_config_text
+ # The output of showConfig does not escape backslashes, as is expected
+ # by ConfigTree().
+ session_config_text = vyos.util.escape_backslash(session_config_text)
+ running_config_text = vyos.util.escape_backslash(running_config_text)
+
self._session_config = vyos.configtree.ConfigTree(session_config_text)
self._running_config = vyos.configtree.ConfigTree(running_config_text)