diff --git a/maintenance/autofix_locale_format.py b/maintenance/autofix_locale_format.py
index 2146267c1..5fa34ad5e 100644
--- a/maintenance/autofix_locale_format.py
+++ b/maintenance/autofix_locale_format.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def autofix_orthotypography_and_standardized_words():
     transformations = {s: " " for s in godamn_spaces_of_hell}
     transformations.update(
         {
-            "\.\.\.": "…",
+            r"\.\.\.": "…",
             "https ://": "https://",
         }
     )