diff --git a/cowrie/commands/base.py b/cowrie/commands/base.py
index 7e581c3..bbbc1a2 100644
--- a/cowrie/commands/base.py
+++ b/cowrie/commands/base.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class command_echo(HoneyPotCommand):
         # FIXME: Wrap in exception, Python escape cannot handle single digit \x codes (e.g. \x1)
         try:
             self.write(escape_fn(re.sub('(?<=\\\\)x([0-9a-fA-F]{1})(?=\\\\|\"|\'|\s|$)', 'x0\g<1>',
-                ''.join(args).replace('\\\\x', '\\x'))).strip('\"\''))
+                ''.join(args).replace('\\\\x', '\\x')).strip('\"\'')))
         except ValueError as e:
             log.msg("echo command received Python incorrect hex escape")