diff --git a/arcgisUM.py b/arcgisUM.py
index 98e511b..6c33b76 100644
--- a/arcgisUM.py
+++ b/arcgisUM.py
@@ -84,12 +84,8 @@ def getArcGISGroupByTitle(arcGISAdmin, title):
     :return: ArcGIS Group object or None
     :rtype: Group or None
     """
-    searchString = "title:"+title
-    logger.debug("group search string: original: {}".format(searchString))
-
-    # quote characters that are special in the group search.
-    searchString = searchString.translate(str.maketrans({"?":  r"\?","*":  r"\*"}))
-
+    escapedTitle = title.translate(str.maketrans({ '"':  r'\"' }))
+    searchString = f'title:"{escapedTitle}"'
     logger.debug("group search string: escaped: {}".format(searchString))
     
     try: