diff --git a/R/footnote.R b/R/footnote.R
index d67382b..4d1894e 100644
--- a/R/footnote.R
+++ b/R/footnote.R
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
       footnote_contents <- lapply(footnote_contents, escape_html)
       footnote_titles <- lapply(footnote_titles, escape_html)
     } else {
-      footnote_contents <- lapply(footnote_contents, escape_latex)
-      footnote_titles <- lapply(footnote_titles, escape_latex)
+      footnote_contents <- lapply(footnote_contents, escape_latex2)
+      footnote_titles <- lapply(footnote_titles, escape_latex2)
     }
   }
   footnote_table <- footnote_table_maker(