diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_query.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_query.ts
index ff003859277..1def8e8f424 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_query.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_query.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export default class InfluxQuery {
         value = this.templateSrv.replace(value, this.scopedVars);
       }
       if (operator !== '>' && operator !== '<') {
-        value = "'" + value.replace('\\', '\\\\') + "'";
+        value = "'" + value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') + "'";
       }
     } else if (interpolate){
       value = this.templateSrv.replace(value, this.scopedVars, 'regex');