diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index 2cac66b..1e7a464 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (r *routesImpl) FindBackendForServerAddress(serverAddress string) string {
 	r.RLock()
 	defer r.RUnlock()
 
-	addressParts := strings.Split(serverAddress, `\x00`)
+	addressParts := strings.Split(serverAddress, "\x00")
 
 	if r.mappings == nil {
 		return r.defaultRoute
diff --git a/server/routes_test.go b/server/routes_test.go
index 8b7fae9..aecc589 100644
--- a/server/routes_test.go
+++ b/server/routes_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Test_routesImpl_FindBackendForServerAddress(t *testing.T) {
 				serverAddress: "forge.my.domain", backend: "backend:25566",
 			},
 			args: args{
-				serverAddress: `forge.my.domain\x00FML2\x00`,
+				serverAddress: "forge.my.domain\x00FML2\x00",
 			},
 			want: "backend:25566",
 		},