diff --git a/konata.sh b/konata.sh
index ffdeb37..8470a17 100755
--- a/konata.sh
+++ b/konata.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fi
 # Functions for outgoing messages
 sendmsg(){
 	# Escape any special characters first, see https://0x0.st/NO7J.
-	fmt=$(sed 's/[][~!@#$%^&*()-_=+{}\|;:",<.>/?'"'"']/\\&/g' <<< $1 | sed 's/\t//g')
+	fmt=$(sed 's/[>#+-=|{}.!]/\\&/g' <<< $1 | sed 's/\t//g')
 	sendraw "$fmt"
 }
 sendraw(){