diff --git a/lua/persisted/init.lua b/lua/persisted/init.lua
index 3676e02..75900bb 100644
--- a/lua/persisted/init.lua
+++ b/lua/persisted/init.lua
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ function M.fire(event)
   vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds("User", { pattern = "Persisted" .. event })
 end
 
----Get the current session for the cwd and git branch
+---Get the current working directory
+---@return string
+function M.cwd()
+  return utils.sanitize_dir(vim.fn.getcwd())
+end
+
+---Get the current session for the current working directory and git branch
 ---@param opts? {branch?: boolean}
 ---@return string
 function M.current(opts)
   opts = opts or {}
-  local name = vim.fn.getcwd():gsub("[\\/:]+", "%%")
+  local name = M.cwd()
 
   if config.use_git_branch and opts.branch ~= false then
     local branch = M.branch()
@@ -120,12 +126,10 @@ function M.delete(opts)
 
   if session and uv.fs_stat(session) ~= 0 then
     M.fire("DeletePre")
-
     vim.schedule(function()
       M.stop()
       vim.fn.system("rm " .. e(session))
     end)
-
     M.fire("DeletePost")
   end
 end
@@ -142,15 +146,12 @@ end
 ---Determines whether to load, start or stop a session
 function M.toggle()
   M.fire("Toggle")
-
   if vim.g.persisting == nil then
     return M.load()
   end
-
   if vim.g.persisting then
     return M.stop()
   end
-
   return M.start()
 end
 
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ function M.allowed_dir(opts)
   end
 
   opts = opts or {}
-  local dir = opts.dir or vim.fn.getcwd()
+  local dir = opts.dir or M.cwd()
 
   return utils.dirs_match(dir, config.allowed_dirs) and not utils.dirs_match(dir, config.ignored_dirs)
 end
diff --git a/lua/persisted/utils.lua b/lua/persisted/utils.lua
index c69c3ca..bfd0bef 100644
--- a/lua/persisted/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/persisted/utils.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 local M = {}
 
+--- Escape special pattern matching characters in a string
+---@param dir string
+function M.sanitize_dir(dir)
+  return dir:gsub("[\\/:]+", "%%")
+end
+
 ---Get the directory pattern based on OS
 ---@return string
 function M.dir_pattern()
@@ -10,19 +16,6 @@ function M.dir_pattern()
   return pattern
 end
 
---- Escape special pattern matching characters in a string
----@param input string
----@return string
-function M.escape_dir_pattern(input)
-  local magic_chars = { "%", "(", ")", "+", "-", "*", "?", "[", "^", "$" }
-
-  for _, char in ipairs(magic_chars) do
-    input = input:gsub("%" .. char, "%%" .. char)
-  end
-
-  return input
-end
-
 ---Check if a directory is a subdirectory of another
 ---@param parent string
 ---@param child string
@@ -36,17 +29,17 @@ end
 ---@param dirs table The table of directories to search in
 ---@return boolean
 function M.dirs_match(dir, dirs)
-  dir = M.escape_dir_pattern(vim.fn.expand(dir))
+  dir = M.sanitize_dir(vim.fn.expand(dir))
 
   for _, search in ipairs(dirs) do
     if type(search) == "string" then
-      search = M.escape_dir_pattern(vim.fn.expand(search))
+      search = M.sanitize_dir(vim.fn.expand(search))
       if M.is_subdirectory(search, dir) then
         return true
       end
     elseif type(search) == "table" then
       if search.exact then
-        search = M.escape_dir_pattern(vim.fn.expand(search[1]))
+        search = M.sanitize_dir(vim.fn.expand(search[1]))
         if dir == search then
           return true
         end