diff --git a/cli/server_run_command.go b/cli/server_run_command.go
index 2fb33311..9563290f 100644
--- a/cli/server_run_command.go
+++ b/cli/server_run_command.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nats-io/jsm.go/natscontext"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
-	"gopkg.in/alessio/shellescape.v1"
 )
 
 type SrvRunCmd struct {
@@ -285,7 +284,11 @@ func (c *SrvRunCmd) writeConfig() (string, error) {
 
 	funcs := template.FuncMap{
 		"escape": func(v string) string {
-			return shellescape.Quote(v)
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+				return strings.ReplaceAll(v, `\`, "\\\\")
+			}
+
+			return v
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1c0b9625..2594a3aa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/xlab/tablewriter v0.0.0-20160610135559-80b567a11ad5
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.7.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.6.0
-	gopkg.in/alessio/shellescape.v1 v1.0.0-20170105083845-52074bc9df61
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4a0439fe..910e7a58 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ github.com/HdrHistogram/hdrhistogram-go v1.1.2/go.mod h1:yDgFjdqOqDEKOvasDdhWNXY
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20220104043353-73e0943537d2 h1:+vx7roKuyA63nhn5WAunQHLTznkw5W8b1Xc0dNjp83s=
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20220104043353-73e0943537d2/go.mod h1:HBCaDeC1lPdgDeDbhX8XFpy1jqjK0IBG8W5K+xYqA0w=
 github.com/ajstarks/svgo v0.0.0-20180226025133-644b8db467af/go.mod h1:K08gAheRH3/J6wwsYMMT4xOr94bZjxIelGM0+d/wbFw=
-github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1 h1:V7yhSDDn8LP4lc4jS8pFkt0zCnzVJlG5JXy9BVKJUX0=
-github.com/alessio/shellescape v1.4.1/go.mod h1:PZAiSCk0LJaZkiCSkPv8qIobYglO3FPpyFjDCtHLS30=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.2 h1:YRXhKfTDauu4ajMg1TPgFO5jnlC2HCbmLXMcTG5cbYE=
@@ -183,8 +181,6 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp0
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 h1:d0NfwRgPtno5B1Wa6L2DAG+KivqkdutMf1UhdNx175w=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
-gopkg.in/alessio/shellescape.v1 v1.0.0-20170105083845-52074bc9df61 h1:8ajkpB4hXVftY5ko905id+dOnmorcS2CHNxxHLLDcFM=
-gopkg.in/alessio/shellescape.v1 v1.0.0-20170105083845-52074bc9df61/go.mod h1:IfMagxm39Ys4ybJrDb7W3Ob8RwxftP0Yy+or/NVz1O8=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200227125254-8fa46927fb4f/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=