diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/__tests__/stringFormatting.test.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/__tests__/stringFormatting.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ebe5cafd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/__tests__/stringFormatting.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const { escapeQuery } = require('../stringFormatting');
+
+describe('Escape Query', () => {
+  const testData = [
+    // [query, charsToEscape, escapeChar, expectedResult]
+    ['123', '[%\\', '\\', '123'],
+    ['12%3', '[%\\', '\\', '12\\%3'],
+    ['1[2%3', '[%\\', '\\', '1\\[2\\%3'],
+    ['1\\23', '[%\\', '\\', '1\\\\23'],
+    ['123\\', '[%\\', '\\', '123\\\\'],
+    ['\\', '[%\\', '\\', '\\\\'],
+    ['123', '[%\\', '+', '123'],
+    ['12%3', '[%\\', '+', '12+%3'],
+    ['1[2%3', '[%\\', '+', '1+[2+%3'],
+    ['1\\23', '[%\\', '+', '1+\\23'],
+  ];
+
+  test.each(testData)(
+    'Escaping %s from %s with %s',
+    (query, charsToEscape, escapeChar, expectedResult) => {
+      const result = escapeQuery(query, charsToEscape, escapeChar);
+      expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/stringFormatting.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/stringFormatting.js
index 553b2e1c83..691e0831e4 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/stringFormatting.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/stringFormatting.js
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ const nameToSlug = name => slugify(name, { separator: '-' });
 
 const nameToCollectionName = name => slugify(name, { separator: '_' });
 
-const escapeQuery = (query, charsToEscape, espaceChar = '\\') => {
+const escapeQuery = (query, charsToEscape, escapeChar = '\\') => {
   return query
     .split('')
     .reduce(
       (escapedQuery, char) =>
         charsToEscape.includes(char)
-          ? `${escapedQuery}${espaceChar}${char}`
+          ? `${escapedQuery}${escapeChar}${char}`
           : `${escapedQuery}${char}`,
       ''
     );