diff --git a/easyeda2kicad/__main__.py b/easyeda2kicad/__main__.py
index 7cca178..a4bec62 100644
--- a/easyeda2kicad/__main__.py
+++ b/easyeda2kicad/__main__.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def valid_arguments(arguments: dict) -> bool:
             "easyeda2kicad",
         )
         if not os.path.isdir(default_folder):
-            os.mkdir(default_folder)
+            os.makedirs(default_folder, exist_ok=True)
 
         base_folder = default_folder
         lib_name = "easyeda2kicad"
diff --git a/easyeda2kicad/helpers.py b/easyeda2kicad/helpers.py
index 88fde06..7b06c6b 100644
--- a/easyeda2kicad/helpers.py
+++ b/easyeda2kicad/helpers.py
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ def set_logger(log_file: str, log_level: int) -> None:
 
 
 def sanitize_for_regex(field: str):
-    field = sanitize_fields(field)
-    chars_to_escape = r"(){}[],;.|\+-?*#^:$"
-    for char in chars_to_escape:
-        field = field.replace(char, rf"\{char}")
-    return field
+    return re.escape(field)
 
 
 def id_already_in_symbol_lib(