diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fb55c70..d54ddc6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 language: erlang
 
 otp_release:
-  - 18.1
-  - 18.0
-  - 17.5
+  - 21.1
+  - 20.3
+  - 19.3
 
 sudo: false
 
diff --git a/src/config_writer.erl b/src/config_writer.erl
index 159437c..fb6ef14 100644
--- a/src/config_writer.erl
+++ b/src/config_writer.erl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ save_to_file({{Section, Key}, Value}, File) ->
     Lines = re:split(OldFileContents, "\r\n|\n|\r|\032", [{return, list}]),
 
     SectionLine = "[" ++ Section ++ "]",
-    {ok, Pattern} = re:compile(["^(", Key, "\\s*=)|\\[[a-zA-Z0-9\.\_-]*\\]"]),
+    {ok, Pattern} = re:compile(["^(\\Q", Key, "\\E\\s*=)|\\[[a-zA-Z0-9\.\_-]*\\]"]),
 
     NewLines = process_file_lines(Lines, [], SectionLine, Pattern, Key, Value),
     NewFileContents = reverse_and_add_newline(strip_empty_lines(NewLines), []),
diff --git a/test/config_tests.erl b/test/config_tests.erl
index 2b78798..6282822 100644
--- a/test/config_tests.erl
+++ b/test/config_tests.erl
@@ -297,6 +297,20 @@ config_notifier_behaviour_test_() ->
     }.
 
 
+config_key_has_regex_test_() ->
+    {
+        "Test key with regex can be compiled and written to file",
+        {
+            foreach,
+            fun setup/0,
+            fun teardown/1,
+            [
+                fun should_handle_regex_patterns_in_key/0
+            ]
+        }
+    }.
+
+
 config_access_right_test_() ->
     {
         "Test config file access right",
@@ -318,6 +332,11 @@ should_write_config_to_file() ->
     ?assertEqual(ok, config:set("admins", "foo", "500", true)).
 
 
+should_handle_regex_patterns_in_key() ->
+    ?assertEqual(ok, config:set("sect1", "pat||*", "true", true)),
+    ?assertEqual([{"pat||*", "true"}], config:get("sect1")).
+
+
 should_delete_config_from_file() ->
     ?assertEqual(ok, config:delete("admins", "foo", true)).