diff --git a/browser.js b/browser.js
index 31cfbe6..c7de01e 100644
--- a/browser.js
+++ b/browser.js
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ function has(is, glob, ch) {
 
 function escape(str) {
   var re = /\{([^{}]*?)}|\(([^()]*?)\)|\[([^\[\]]*?)\]/g;
-  return str.replace(re, function (outter, inner) {
+  return str.replace(re, function (outter, braces, parens, brackets) {
+    var inner = braces || parens || brackets;
     if (!inner) { return outter; }
     return outter.split(inner).join(esc(inner));
   });
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 41909e6..ea0060d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ function has(is, glob, ch) {
 
 function escape(str) {
   var re = /\{([^{}]*?)}|\(([^()]*?)\)|\[([^\[\]]*?)\]/g;
-  return str.replace(re, function (outter, inner) {
+  return str.replace(re, function (outter, braces, parens, brackets) {
+    var inner = braces || parens || brackets;
     if (!inner) { return outter; }
     return outter.split(inner).join(esc(inner));
   });
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 1bc1086..f512768 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ describe('should get a base path:', function () {
   });
 
   it('character classes:', function () {
+    assert.equal(parse('/[.]bashrc').base, '/');
+    assert.equal(parse('/[.]bashrc').glob, '[.]bashrc');
+    assert.equal(parse('/[.]bashrc').path.basename, '[.]bashrc');
+    assert.equal(parse('/[.]bashrc').path.filename, '[.]bashrc');
+    assert.equal(parse('/[.]bashrc').path.extname, '');
+
     assert.equal(parse('[a-c]b*').base, '.');
     assert.equal(parse('[a-c]b*').glob, '[a-c]b*');