diff --git a/.config/senpai/highlight b/.config/senpai/highlight
index 785dbb2..1f17513 100755
--- a/.config/senpai/highlight
+++ b/.config/senpai/highlight
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 escape() {
-	printf "%s" "$1" | sed 's#\#\\#g'
+	printf "%s" "$1" | sed 'sx\\x\\\\xg'
 }
 notify-send "[$BUFFER] $SENDER" "$(escape "$MESSAGE")"