diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
index ebfd7413b..28d5af46e 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
     }
 
     function escapeNodeType(nt) {
-        return nt.replace(" ","_").replace(".","_").replace(":","_");
+        return nt.replace(/[ .:]/g,"_");
     }
 
     function addNodeType(nt,def) {