diff --git a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
index 24efe99eb..d33c05570 100644
--- a/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
+++ b/qbittorrent/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/91-qbittorrent_configuration.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if bashio::config.has_value 'SavePath'; then
     # Replace save path
     CURRENTSAVEPATH=$(sed -n '/Downloads\\SavePath/p' qBittorrent.conf)
     sed -i "s|${CURRENTSAVEPATH#*=}|$DOWNLOADS|g" qBittorrent.conf || \
-        sed -i "${LINE}a Downloads\\SavePath\\=$DOWNLOADS" qBittorrent.conf
+        sed -i "${LINE}a Downloads\SavePath=$DOWNLOADS" qBittorrent.conf
 
     # Replace session save path
     CURRENTSAVEPATH=$(sed -n '/Session\\DefaultSavePath/p' qBittorrent.conf)