diff --git a/automation/demos/macro-1-edgeblur.lua b/automation/demos/macro-1-edgeblur.lua
index fc83ae004..9ded001e4 100644
--- a/automation/demos/macro-1-edgeblur.lua
+++ b/automation/demos/macro-1-edgeblur.lua
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ function add_edgeblur(subtitles, selected_lines, active_line)
 	aegisub.set_undo_point("Add edgeblur")
 end
 
-aegisub.register_macro("Add edgeblur", "Adds \be1 tags to all selected lines", add_edgeblur)
+aegisub.register_macro("Add edgeblur", "Adds \\be1 tags to all selected lines", add_edgeblur)