diff --git a/src/execo_g5k/kadeploy.py b/src/execo_g5k/kadeploy.py
index fbace80a08b3766be993545710bd71a47df9e431..e58b374a6ddcffd93878cb47ef4b9b1611c1f68c 100644
--- a/src/execo_g5k/kadeploy.py
+++ b/src/execo_g5k/kadeploy.py
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class KaconsoleProcess(SshProcess):
     Note that only one console can be simultaneously opened at one time to a node
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, host, frontend_connection_params=None, connection_timeout=20, prompt='root@[^#]*#', **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, host, frontend_connection_params=None, connection_timeout=20, prompt=r'root@[^#]*#', **kwargs):
         self.kaconsole_host = Host(host)
         self.console_connection_timeout = connection_timeout
         self.console_connection_params = make_connection_params(kwargs.get("connection_params"), {'user': 'root', 'password': 'grid5000'})