diff --git a/ligo/gracedb/rest.py b/ligo/gracedb/rest.py
index 8cadd637886da7d2afb1a521c5f4cf69fabd233e..71160f24ae47e3965c432c37877172f4eae1f5dc 100644
--- a/ligo/gracedb/rest.py
+++ b/ligo/gracedb/rest.py
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ class GraceDb(GsiRest):
 
     def createSuperevent(self, t_start, t_0, t_end, preferred_event,
                          category='production', events=None, labels=None):
-        """Create a superevent.
+        r"""Create a superevent.
 
         All LIGO-Virgo users can create test superevents, but special
         permissions are required to create production and MDC superevents.
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ class GraceDb(GsiRest):
     def updateSuperevent(self, superevent_id, t_start=None, t_0=None,
                          t_end=None, preferred_event=None, em_type=None,
                          coinc_far=None):
-        """Update a superevent's parameters.
+        r"""Update a superevent's parameters.
 
         The same permission restrictions apply as for
         :py:meth:`ligo.gracedb.rest.GraceDb.createSuperevent`. You must provide
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ class GraceDb(GsiRest):
                       hardware_inj=False, CoincComment=False, ProbHasNS=None,
                       ProbHasRemnant=None, BNS=None, NSBH=None, BBH=None,
                       Terrestrial=None, MassGap=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Create a new VOEvent.
+        r"""Create a new VOEvent.
 
         Args:
             object_id (str): event graceid or superevent ID.