diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index 200c5b2..1bb4bc1 100644
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Python, don't worry, it's pretty simple. Just follow the examples.
 .. note::
 
     You should *always* use forward slashes ("/"), even on
-    Windows.  This is required because the backslash ("\\") has special meaning
+    Windows.  This is required because the backslash ("\\\") has special meaning
     in Python.  
 
 Examples