diff --git a/network/SdcNetwork.cc b/network/SdcNetwork.cc
index 0973ed0c..5992df31 100644
--- a/network/SdcNetwork.cc
+++ b/network/SdcNetwork.cc
@@ -664,6 +664,11 @@ SdcNetwork::findPort(const Cell *cell,
 	port = network_->findPort(cell, escaped2.c_str());
       }
     }
+    else {
+      // Try escaping brackets foo\[0\].bar
+      string escaped = escapeBrackets(name, this);
+      port = network_->findPort(cell, escaped.c_str());
+    }
   }
   return port;
 }
@@ -694,6 +699,12 @@ SdcNetwork::findPortsMatching(const Cell *cell,
 	matches = network_->findPortsMatching(cell, &escaped_pattern2);
       }
     }
+    else {
+      // Try escaping brackets foo\[0\].bar
+      string escaped = escapeBrackets(pattern->pattern(), this);
+      PatternMatch escaped_pattern(escaped.c_str(), pattern);
+      matches = network_->findPortsMatching(cell, &escaped_pattern);
+    }
   }
   return matches;
 }
@@ -897,6 +908,11 @@ SdcNetwork::findPin(const Instance *instance,
 	pin = network_->findPin(instance, escaped2.c_str());
       }
     }
+    else {
+      // Try escaping port brackets foo\[0\].bar
+      string escaped = escapeBrackets(port_name, this);
+      pin = network_->findPin(instance, escaped.c_str());
+    }
   }
   return pin;
 }