diff --git a/network/SdcNetwork.cc b/network/SdcNetwork.cc
index 73fafa37..3967a82b 100644
--- a/network/SdcNetwork.cc
+++ b/network/SdcNetwork.cc
@@ -886,11 +886,17 @@ SdcNetwork::findNetRelative(const Instance *inst,
 {
   Net *net = network_->findNetRelative(inst, path_name);
   if (net == nullptr) {
-    string path_name1 = escapeBrackets(path_name, this);
+    string path_name1 = escapeDividers(path_name, network_);
     net = network_->findNetRelative(inst, path_name1.c_str());
+
     if (net == nullptr) {
-      string path_name2 = escapeDividers(path_name1.c_str(), network_);
+      string path_name2 = escapeBrackets(path_name, network_);
       net = network_->findNetRelative(inst, path_name2.c_str());
+
+      if (net == nullptr) {
+	string path_name3 = escapeDividers(path_name2.c_str(), network_);
+	net = network_->findNetRelative(inst, path_name3.c_str());
+      }
     }
   }
   return net;
diff --git a/parasitics/SpefReader.cc b/parasitics/SpefReader.cc
index 1ae6fbb1..e81d691f 100644
--- a/parasitics/SpefReader.cc
+++ b/parasitics/SpefReader.cc
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ SpefReader::findParasiticNode(char *name,
           if (pin) {
             if (local_only
                 && !network_->isConnected(net_, pin))
-              warn(1651, "%s not connected to net %s.", name1, network_->pathName(net_));
+              warn(1651, "%s not connected to net %s.",
+		   name1, sdc_network_->pathName(net_));
             return parasitics_->ensureParasiticNode(parasitic_, pin, network_);
           }
           else {