diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
index 1196a813..d4aae6d7 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import { escapeDescription } from './escapeDescription';
 
 describe('escapeDescription', () => {
     it('should escape', () => {
-        expect(escapeDescription('')).toEqual('');
-        expect(escapeDescription('fooBar')).toEqual('fooBar');
         expect(escapeDescription('foo `test` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
     });
+
+    it('should not escape', () => {
+        expect(escapeDescription('')).toEqual('');
+        expect(escapeDescription('fooBar')).toEqual('fooBar');
+        expect(escapeDescription('foo \\`test\\` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts
index fc87533a..087abf8a 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v2/parser/escapeDescription.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export function escapeDescription(value: string): string {
-    return value.replace(/`/g, '\\`');
+    return value.replace(/([^\\])`/g, '$1\\`');
 }
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
index 1196a813..d4aae6d7 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import { escapeDescription } from './escapeDescription';
 
 describe('escapeDescription', () => {
     it('should escape', () => {
-        expect(escapeDescription('')).toEqual('');
-        expect(escapeDescription('fooBar')).toEqual('fooBar');
         expect(escapeDescription('foo `test` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
     });
+
+    it('should not escape', () => {
+        expect(escapeDescription('')).toEqual('');
+        expect(escapeDescription('fooBar')).toEqual('fooBar');
+        expect(escapeDescription('foo \\`test\\` bar')).toEqual('foo \\`test\\` bar');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts
index fc87533a..087abf8a 100644
--- a/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts
+++ b/src/openApi/v3/parser/escapeDescription.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export function escapeDescription(value: string): string {
-    return value.replace(/`/g, '\\`');
+    return value.replace(/([^\\])`/g, '$1\\`');
 }