diff --git a/liberty/LibertyReader.cc b/liberty/LibertyReader.cc
index 811cf400..880a682e 100644
--- a/liberty/LibertyReader.cc
+++ b/liberty/LibertyReader.cc
@@ -2533,10 +2533,10 @@ LibertyReader::beginPin(LibertyGroup *group)
 	if (param->isString()) {
 	  const char *name = param->stringValue();
 	  debugPrint1(debug_, "liberty", 1, " port %s\n", name);
-	  if (isBusName(name, brkt_left, brkt_right))
+	  if (isBusName(name, brkt_left, brkt_right, escape_))
 	    // Pins not inside a bus group with bus names are not really
 	    // busses, so escape the brackets.
-	    name = escapeChars(name, brkt_left, brkt_right, '\\');
+	    name = escapeChars(name, brkt_left, brkt_right, escape_);
 	  LibertyPort *port = builder_->makePort(cell_, name);
 	  ports_->push_back(port);
 	  setPortDefaults(port);
@@ -2768,9 +2768,9 @@ LibertyReader::findPort(LibertyCell *cell,
   if (port == nullptr) {
     char brkt_left = library_->busBrktLeft();
     char brkt_right = library_->busBrktRight();
-    if (isBusName(port_name, brkt_left, brkt_right)) {
+    if (isBusName(port_name, brkt_left, brkt_right, escape_)) {
       // Pins at top level with bus names have escaped brackets.
-      port_name = escapeChars(port_name, brkt_left, brkt_right, '\\');
+      port_name = escapeChars(port_name, brkt_left, brkt_right, escape_);
       port = cell->findLibertyPort(port_name);
     }
   }
@@ -5165,7 +5165,7 @@ PortNameBitIterator::init(const char *port_name)
     int from, to;
     char *bus_name;
     parseBusRange(port_name, library->busBrktLeft(), library->busBrktRight(),
-		  bus_name, from, to);
+		  '\\', bus_name, from, to);
     if (bus_name) {
       port = visitor_->findPort(cell_, port_name);
       if (port) {
diff --git a/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh b/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh
index 892f3bea..b13cf050 100644
--- a/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh
+++ b/liberty/LibertyReaderPvt.hh
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ protected:
   float energy_scale_;
   float distance_scale_;
   bool have_resistance_unit_;
+  static constexpr char escape_ = '\\';
 
 private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(LibertyReader);
diff --git a/network/ConcreteLibrary.cc b/network/ConcreteLibrary.cc
index 018e62e8..059e104f 100644
--- a/network/ConcreteLibrary.cc
+++ b/network/ConcreteLibrary.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 namespace sta {
 
+static constexpr char escape_ = '\\';
+
 ConcreteLibrary::ConcreteLibrary(const char *name,
 				 const char *filename,
 				 bool is_liberty) :
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@ ConcreteCell::groupBusPorts(const char bus_brkt_left,
     const char *port_name = port->name();
     char *bus_name;
     int index;
-    parseBusName(port_name, bus_brkts_left, bus_brkts_right,
+    parseBusName(port_name, bus_brkts_left, bus_brkts_right, escape_,
 		 bus_name, index);
     if (bus_name) {
       if (!port->isBusBit()) {
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ ConcreteCell::groupBusPorts(const char bus_brkt_left,
       ConcretePort *port = member_iter.next();
       char *bus_name;
       int index;
-      parseBusName(port->name(), bus_brkts_left, bus_brkts_right,
+      parseBusName(port->name(), bus_brkts_left, bus_brkts_right, escape_,
 		   bus_name, index);
       port->setBusBitIndex(index);
       stringDelete(bus_name);
diff --git a/network/ParseBus.cc b/network/ParseBus.cc
index 4dfef34e..fc0306f2 100644
--- a/network/ParseBus.cc
+++ b/network/ParseBus.cc
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@ using std::string;
 bool
 isBusName(const char *name,
 	  const char brkt_left,
-	  const char brkt_right)
+	  const char brkt_right,
+	  char escape)
 {
-  size_t len_1 = strlen(name) - 1;
-  if (name[len_1] == brkt_right) {
+  size_t len = strlen(name);
+  // Shortest bus name is a[0].
+  if (len >= 4
+      // Escaped bus brackets are not buses.
+      && name[len - 2] != escape
+      && name[len - 1] == brkt_right) {
     const char *left = strrchr(name, brkt_left);
     return left != nullptr;
   }
@@ -43,38 +48,45 @@ void
 parseBusName(const char *name,
 	     const char brkt_left,
 	     const char brkt_right,
+	     char escape,
 	     // Return values.
 	     char *&bus_name,
 	     int &index)
 {
   const char brkts_left[2] = {brkt_left, '\0'};
   const char brkts_right[2] = {brkt_right, '\0'};
-  parseBusName(name, brkts_left, brkts_right, bus_name, index);
+  parseBusName(name, brkts_left, brkts_right, escape, bus_name, index);
 }
 
 void
 parseBusName(const char *name,
 	     const char *brkts_left,
 	     const char *brkts_right,
+	     char escape,
 	     // Return values.
 	     char *&bus_name,
 	     int &index)
 {
   bus_name = nullptr;
-  size_t len_1 = strlen(name) - 1;
-  char last_ch = name[len_1];
-  const char *brkt_right_ptr = strchr(brkts_right, last_ch);
-  if (brkt_right_ptr) {
-    size_t brkt_index = brkt_right_ptr - brkts_right;
-    char brkt_left = brkts_left[brkt_index];
-    const char *left = strrchr(name, brkt_left);
-    if (left) {
-      size_t bus_name_len = left - name;
-      bus_name = new char[bus_name_len + 1];
-      strncpy(bus_name, name, bus_name_len);
-      bus_name[bus_name_len] = '\0';
-      // Simple bus subscript.
-      index = atoi(left + 1);
+  size_t len = strlen(name);
+  // Shortest bus name is a[0].
+  if (len >= 4
+      // Escaped bus brackets are not buses.
+      && name[len - 2] != escape) {
+    char last_ch = name[len - 1];
+    const char *brkt_right_ptr = strchr(brkts_right, last_ch);
+    if (brkt_right_ptr) {
+      size_t brkt_index = brkt_right_ptr - brkts_right;
+      char brkt_left = brkts_left[brkt_index];
+      const char *left = strrchr(name, brkt_left);
+      if (left) {
+	size_t bus_name_len = left - name;
+	bus_name = new char[bus_name_len + 1];
+	strncpy(bus_name, name, bus_name_len);
+	bus_name[bus_name_len] = '\0';
+	// Simple bus subscript.
+	index = atoi(left + 1);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -83,6 +95,7 @@ void
 parseBusRange(const char *name,
 	      const char brkt_left,
 	      const char brkt_right,
+	      char escape,
 	      // Return values.
 	      char *&bus_name,
 	      int &from,
@@ -90,39 +103,45 @@ parseBusRange(const char *name,
 {
   const char brkts_left[2] = {brkt_left, '\0'};
   const char brkts_right[2] = {brkt_right, '\0'};
-  parseBusRange(name, brkts_left, brkts_right, bus_name, from, to);
+  parseBusRange(name, brkts_left, brkts_right, escape, bus_name, from, to);
 }
 
 void
 parseBusRange(const char *name,
 	      const char *brkts_left,
 	      const char *brkts_right,
+	      char escape,
 	      // Return values.
 	      char *&bus_name,
 	      int &from,
 	      int &to)
 {
   bus_name = nullptr;
-  size_t len_1 = strlen(name) - 1;
-  char last_ch = name[len_1];
-  const char *brkt_right_ptr = strchr(brkts_right, last_ch);
-  if (brkt_right_ptr) {
-    size_t brkt_index = brkt_right_ptr - brkts_right;
-    char brkt_left = brkts_left[brkt_index];
-    const char *left = strrchr(name, brkt_left);
-    if (left) {
-      // Check for bus range.
-      const char range_sep = ':';
-      const char *range = strchr(name, range_sep);
-      if (range) {
-	size_t bus_name_len = left - name;
-	bus_name = new char[bus_name_len + 1];
-	strncpy(bus_name, name, bus_name_len);
-	bus_name[bus_name_len] = '\0';
-	// No need to terminate bus subscript because atoi stops
-	// scanning at first non-digit character.
-	from = atoi(left + 1);
-	to = atoi(range + 1);
+  size_t len = strlen(name);
+  // Shortest bus range is a[1:0].
+  if (len >= 6
+      // Escaped bus brackets are not buses.
+      && name[len - 2] != escape) {
+    char last_ch = name[len - 1];
+    const char *brkt_right_ptr = strchr(brkts_right, last_ch);
+    if (brkt_right_ptr) {
+      size_t brkt_index = brkt_right_ptr - brkts_right;
+      char brkt_left = brkts_left[brkt_index];
+      const char *left = strrchr(name, brkt_left);
+      if (left) {
+	// Check for bus range.
+	const char range_sep = ':';
+	const char *range = strchr(name, range_sep);
+	if (range) {
+	  size_t bus_name_len = left - name;
+	  bus_name = new char[bus_name_len + 1];
+	  strncpy(bus_name, name, bus_name_len);
+	  bus_name[bus_name_len] = '\0';
+	  // No need to terminate bus subscript because atoi stops
+	  // scanning at first non-digit character.
+	  from = atoi(left + 1);
+	  to = atoi(range + 1);
+	}
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/network/ParseBus.hh b/network/ParseBus.hh
index 7d0ad859..88eeb3d9 100644
--- a/network/ParseBus.hh
+++ b/network/ParseBus.hh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ namespace sta {
 bool
 isBusName(const char *name,
 	  const char brkt_left,
-	  const char brkt_right);
+	  const char brkt_right,
+	  char escape);
 
 // Parse name as a bus.
 // signal
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ void
 parseBusName(const char *name,
 	     const char brkt_left,
 	     const char brkt_right,
+	     char escape,
 	     // Return values.
 	     char *&bus_name,
 	     int &index);
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ void
 parseBusName(const char *name,
 	     const char *brkts_left,
 	     const char *brkts_right,
+	     char escape,
 	     // Return values.
 	     char *&bus_name,
 	     int &index);
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ void
 parseBusRange(const char *name,
 	      const char brkt_left,
 	      const char brkt_right,
+	      char escape,
 	      // Return values.
 	      char *&bus_name,
 	      int &from,
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ void
 parseBusRange(const char *name,
 	      const char *brkts_left,
 	      const char *brkts_right,
+	      char escape,
 	      // Return values.
 	      char *&bus_name,
 	      int &from,
diff --git a/network/SdcNetwork.cc b/network/SdcNetwork.cc
index 5e2a24ae..98732c02 100644
--- a/network/SdcNetwork.cc
+++ b/network/SdcNetwork.cc
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ SdcNetwork::findPort(const Cell *cell,
     // Look for matches after escaping brackets.
     char *bus_name;
     int index;
-    parseBusName(name, '[', ']', bus_name, index);
+    parseBusName(name, '[', ']', pathEscape(), bus_name, index);
     if (bus_name) {
       const char *escaped1 = escapeBrackets(name, this);
       port = network_->findPort(cell, escaped1);
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ SdcNetwork::findPortsMatching(const Cell *cell,
     // Look for matches after escaping brackets.
     char *bus_name;
     int index;
-    parseBusName(pattern->pattern(), '[', ']', bus_name, index);
+    parseBusName(pattern->pattern(), '[', ']', pathEscape(), bus_name, index);
     if (bus_name) {
       const char *escaped1 = escapeBrackets(pattern->pattern(), this);
       PatternMatch escaped_pattern1(escaped1, pattern);
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ SdcNetwork::findPin(const Instance *instance,
     // Look for match after escaping brackets.
     char *bus_name;
     int index;
-    parseBusName(port_name, '[', ']', bus_name, index);
+    parseBusName(port_name, '[', ']', pathEscape(), bus_name, index);
     if (bus_name) {
       const char *escaped1 = escapeBrackets(port_name, this);
       pin = network_->findPin(instance, escaped1);
diff --git a/network/VerilogNamespace.cc b/network/VerilogNamespace.cc
index eb096018..038e8591 100644
--- a/network/VerilogNamespace.cc
+++ b/network/VerilogNamespace.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ netVerilogName(const char *sta_name,
 {
   char *bus_name;
   int index;
-  parseBusName(sta_name, '[', ']', bus_name, index);
+  parseBusName(sta_name, '[', ']', escape, bus_name, index);
   if (bus_name) {
     const char *vname = stringPrintTmp("%s[%d]",
 				       staToVerilog(bus_name, escape),