diff --git a/proxy-frontend/entry/lixonet.sh.tmpl b/proxy-frontend/entry/lixonet.sh.tmpl
index 7497e0c..46eda3d 100644
--- a/proxy-frontend/entry/lixonet.sh.tmpl
+++ b/proxy-frontend/entry/lixonet.sh.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-gateway=`getent hosts tinc | awk '{ print $1 }'`
+gateway=`getent hosts tinc | awk '{ print \$1 }'`
 route="${network_address}/${global_prefix:-16}"
 iface="eth0"