diff --git a/Testing/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testing/RegressionTest.java b/Testing/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testing/RegressionTest.java
index 26447f112a..3d36891ccf 100755
--- a/Testing/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testing/RegressionTest.java
+++ b/Testing/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testing/RegressionTest.java
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ public class RegressionTest extends TestCase {
      * @return escaped path the the file/directory location.
      */
     private static String getEscapedPath(String path) {
-        if (path.startsWith("\\")) {
+        if (path.startsWith("\\\\")) { //already has escaped to \\\\NetworkLocation
+            return path;
+        }
+        else if (path.startsWith("\\")) {
             return "\\" + path;
         } else {
             return path;