diff --git a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
index 8c061df..524deb0 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
+++ b/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.backup
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function invoke_script() {
 function trigger_notify() {
 	level="$1"
 	title="$2"
-	output="$(echo "$3" | sed 's@\\@@g')"
+	output="$(printf "%q" "$3")"
 	#output="yo"
 	notify_prog="/usr/local/bin/sh.zio.notify"