diff --git a/src/PwmSensor.cpp b/src/PwmSensor.cpp
index c3c14a3..796e51d 100644
--- a/src/PwmSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/PwmSensor.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
 static constexpr double defaultPwm = 30.0;
 static constexpr double targetIfaceMax = sysPwmMax;
 
-PwmSensor::PwmSensor(const std::string& name, const std::string& sysPath,
+PwmSensor::PwmSensor(const std::string& pwmname, const std::string& sysPath,
                      std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn,
                      sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objectServer,
                      const std::string& sensorConfiguration,
                      const std::string& sensorType, bool isValueMutable) :
     sysPath(sysPath),
-    objectServer(objectServer), name(name)
+    objectServer(objectServer), name(sensor_paths::escapePathForDbus(pwmname))
 {
     // add interface under sensor and Control.FanPwm as Control is used
     // in obmc project, also add sensor so it can be viewed as a sensor
diff --git a/src/PwmSensor.hpp b/src/PwmSensor.hpp
index f70079b..63970ca 100644
--- a/src/PwmSensor.hpp
+++ b/src/PwmSensor.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 class PwmSensor
 {
   public:
-    PwmSensor(const std::string& name, const std::string& sysPath,
+    PwmSensor(const std::string& pwmname, const std::string& sysPath,
               std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn,
               sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objectServer,
               const std::string& sensorConfiguration,