diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/index.js b/packages/string-templates/src/index.js
index c0b5563f3d..41dd7381ad 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/index.js
@@ -139,8 +139,13 @@ module.exports.disableEscaping = string => {
   if (matches == null) {
     return string
   }
-  for (let match of matches) {
-    string = string.replace(match, `{${match}}`)
+
+  // find the unique set
+  const unique = [...new Set(matches)]
+  for (let match of unique) {
+    // add a negative lookahead to exclude any already
+    const regex = new RegExp(`${match}(?!})`, "g")
+    string = string.replace(regex, `{${match}}`)
   }
   return string
 }
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
index c5aac2a628..fbd1c5f440 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/basic.spec.js
@@ -194,5 +194,9 @@ describe("check that disabling escaping function works", () => {
   it("should work with a combination", () => {
     expect(disableEscaping("{{ name }} welcome to {{{ platform }}}")).toEqual("{{{ name }}} welcome to {{{ platform }}}")
   })
+
+  it("should work with multiple escaped", () => {
+    expect(disableEscaping("{{ name }} welcome to {{ name }}")).toEqual("{{{ name }}} welcome to {{{ name }}}")
+  })
 })