diff --git a/rollback_database.sh b/rollback_database.sh
index fccaf62..a2f397b 100755
--- a/rollback_database.sh
+++ b/rollback_database.sh
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ for key in $(grep Key ${ORIGINAL_XML}  | awk -F'"' '{print $2}'); do
 
     # Escape special char causing problem in with sed and xml
     msgstr=${msgstr//'\n'/'\\n'}
+    msgstr=${msgstr//'&'/'&'}
     msgstr=${msgstr//'\"'/"""}
-    msgstr=${msgstr//'&'/'\&'}
     msgid=${msgid//'\n'/'\\n'}
+    msgid=${msgid//'&'/'&'}
     msgid=${msgid//'\"'/"""}
-    msgid=${msgid//'&'/'\&'}
+
 
     if [[ "${msgstr}" == "" ]]; then
         # if the msgstr is empty, then it's not translated yet, we use original string