diff --git a/aegisub/subtitle_format_transtation.cpp b/aegisub/subtitle_format_transtation.cpp
index 6cf260078..6e973c98e 100644
--- a/aegisub/subtitle_format_transtation.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/subtitle_format_transtation.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void TranStationSubtitleFormat::WriteFile(wxString _filename,wxString encoding)
 
 			// Hack: If an italics-tag (\i1) appears anywhere in the line,
 			// make it all italics
-			if (current->Text.Find(_T("\i1")) != wxNOT_FOUND)type = _T("I");
+			if (current->Text.Find(_T("\\i1")) != wxNOT_FOUND)type = _T("I");
 
 			// Write header
 			AssTime start = current->Start;