diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6475645..a917871 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ exports.quote = function (xs) {
             return "'" + s.replace(/(['\\])/g, '\\$1') + "'";
         }
         else if (/["'\s]/.test(s)) {
-            return '"' + s.replace(/(["\\$`(){}!#&*|])/g, '\\$1') + '"';
+            return '"' + s.replace(/(["\\$`!])/g, '\\$1') + '"';
         }
         else {
-            return String(s).replace(/([\\$`(){}!#&*|])/g, '\\$1');
+            return String(s).replace(/([\\$`()!#&*|])/g, '\\$1');
         }
     }).join(' ');
 };
diff --git a/test/quote.js b/test/quote.js
index 2a9c1b0..8f9c1b8 100644
--- a/test/quote.js
+++ b/test/quote.js
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ test('quote', function (t) {
         '\\$ \\` "\'"'
     );
     t.equal(quote([]), '');
+    t.equal(quote(["a\nb"]), "'a\nb'");
+    t.equal(quote([' #(){}*|][!']), "' #(){}*|][!'");
+    t.equal(quote(["'#(){}*|][!"]), '"\'#(){}*|][\\!"');
+    t.equal(quote(["X#(){}*|][!"]), "X\\#\\(\\){}\\*\\|][\\!");
+    t.equal(quote(["a\n#\nb"]), "'a\n#\nb'");
     t.equal(quote([ 'a', 1, true, false ]), 'a 1 true false');
     t.equal(quote([ 'a', 1, null, undefined ]), 'a 1 null undefined');
     t.end();