diff --git a/build_for_test.sh b/build_for_test.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3283e1c5d..8401c24f6
--- a/build_for_test.sh
+++ b/build_for_test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-ROOT_DIR=/mnt/d/Web/www/joplin
+ROOT_DIR=/Users/laurent/src/joplin
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 set -e
 npm run build
diff --git a/src/tables.js b/src/tables.js
index b76d87255..d48842817 100644
--- a/src/tables.js
+++ b/src/tables.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function cell (content, node = null, index = null) {
   var prefix = ' '
   if (index === 0) prefix = '| '
   let filteredContent = content.trim().replace(/\n\r/g, '<br>').replace(/\n/g, "<br>");
+  filteredContent = filteredContent.replace(/\|+/g, '\\|')
   while (filteredContent.length < 3) filteredContent += ' ';
   if (node) filteredContent = handleColSpan(filteredContent, node, ' ');
   return prefix + filteredContent + ' |'