diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
index c2793f98a2..4390b00754 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_review.py
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ class OverscanCrop:
         string_value = re.sub(r"([ ]+)?px", " ", string_value)
         string_value = re.sub(r"([ ]+)%", "%", string_value)
         # Make sure +/- sign at the beginning of string is next to number
-        string_value = re.sub(r"^([\+\-])[ ]+", "\g<1>", string_value)
+        string_value = re.sub(r"^([\+\-])[ ]+", r"\g<1>", string_value)
         # Make sure +/- sign in the middle has zero spaces before number under
         #   which belongs
         string_value = re.sub(