diff --git a/lua/ivy/controller.lua b/lua/ivy/controller.lua
index 0af4afa..5c26303 100644
--- a/lua/ivy/controller.lua
+++ b/lua/ivy/controller.lua
@@ -1,90 +1,90 @@
 local window = require "ivy.window"
 local prompt = require "ivy.prompt"
 local utils = require "ivy.utils"
 
 local controller = {}
 controller.action = utils.actions
 
 controller.items = nil
 controller.callback = nil
 
 controller.run = function(name, items, callback)
   controller.callback = callback
   controller.items = items
 
   window.initialize()
 
   window.set_items { { content = "-- Loading ---" } }
   vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name(window.get_buffer(), name)
 
   controller.input ""
 end
 
 controller.input = function(char)
   prompt.input(char)
   controller.update(prompt.text())
 end
 
 controller.search = function(value)
   prompt.set(value)
   controller.update(prompt.text())
 end
 
 controller.update = function(text)
   vim.schedule(function()
     window.set_items(controller.items(text))
     vim.cmd "syntax clear IvyMatch"
     if #text > 0 then
       -- Escape characters so they do not throw an error when vim tries to use
       -- the "text" as a regex
-      local escaped_text = string.gsub(text, "([-/])", "\\%1")
+      local escaped_text = string.gsub(text, "([-/\\])", "\\%1")
       vim.cmd("syntax match IvyMatch '[" .. escaped_text .. "]'")
     end
   end)
 end
 
 controller.complete = function(action)
   vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(window.origin)
   controller.callback(window.get_current_selection(), action)
 
   controller.destroy()
 end
 
 controller.checkpoint = function()
   vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(window.origin)
   controller.callback(window.get_current_selection(), controller.action.CHECKPOINT)
   vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(window.window)
 end
 
 controller.next = function()
   local max = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(window.buffer) - 1
   if window.index == max then
     return
   end
 
   window.index = window.index + 1
   window.update()
 end
 
 controller.previous = function()
   if window.index == 0 then
     return
   end
 
   window.index = window.index - 1
   window.update()
 end
 
 controller.origin = function()
   return vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(window.origin)
 end
 
 controller.destroy = function()
   controller.items = nil
   controller.callback = nil
 
   window.destroy()
   prompt.destroy()
 end
 
 return controller