diff --git a/dmenu_drun b/dmenu_drun
index a4a7c52..ad3abfa 100755
--- a/dmenu_drun
+++ b/dmenu_drun
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ function create_list_files() {
     rm -rf ${load_desktop_files}/*
     list_desktop_files | while read current_file ; do
       if [ -f "${desktop_files}/${current_file}" ] ; then
-        name_show=$(cat "${desktop_files}/${current_file}" | grep "Name=" | head -1 | cut -d "=" -f 2 | sed 's/\//\\\\/g')
+        name_show=$(cat "${desktop_files}/${current_file}" | grep "Name=" | head -1 | cut -d "=" -f 2 | sed 's/\//|/g')
         if [ ! -z "${name_show}" ] ; then
           echo "${desktop_files}/${current_file}" > "${load_desktop_files}/${name_show}"
         fi
       fi
       if [ -f "${desktop_files_home}/${current_file}" ] ; then
-        name_show=$(cat "${desktop_files_home}/${current_file}" | grep "Name=" | head -1 | cut -d "=" -f 2 | sed 's/\//\\\\/g')
+        name_show=$(cat "${desktop_files_home}/${current_file}" | grep "Name=" | head -1 | cut -d "=" -f 2 | sed 's/\//|/g')
         if [ ! -z "${name_show}" ] ; then 
           echo "${desktop_files_home}/${current_file}" > "${load_desktop_files}/${name_show}"
         fi