diff --git a/src/watson/backends.py b/src/watson/backends.py
index de1dc8c..71af2de 100644
--- a/src/watson/backends.py
+++ b/src/watson/backends.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def regex_from_word(word):
 def make_escaper(badchars):
     """Creates an efficient escape function that strips the given characters from the string."""
     translation_table = dict((ord(c), None) for c in badchars)
+    translation_table[ord("'")] = "''"
     def escaper(text):
         return force_text(text, errors="ignore").translate(translation_table)
     return escaper