diff --git a/dots/i3status/config b/dots/i3status/config
index 487f074..87743a4 100644
--- a/dots/i3status/config
+++ b/dots/i3status/config
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ volume master {
 path_exists "screensaver" {
     #<span foreground="blue" size="x-large">Blue text</span> is <i>cool</i>!
 
-    format = " <span foreground=\"#fff\">⎚</span> "
+    format = " <span foreground='#fff'>⎚</span> "
     path = "/tmp/screensaver_off.tmp"
     format_down = " <span color="#000">on</span> "
 }