diff --git a/run/nobody/watchdog.sh b/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
index 9b1de4b..c762dd4 100644
--- a/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
+++ b/run/nobody/watchdog.sh
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ while true; do
 	if [[ "${VPN_ENABLED}" == "yes" ]]; then
 
 		# forcibly set allow anonymous access from localhost to api (used to change incoming port)
-		sed -i "s~^WebUI\LocalHostAuth=.*~WebUI\LocalHostAuth=false~g" "${qbittorrent_config}"
+		sed -i 's~^WebUI\\LocalHostAuth=.*~WebUI\\LocalHostAuth=false~g' "${qbittorrent_config}"
 
 		# forcibly set random incoming port to false
-		sed -i "s~^General\UseRandomPort=.*~General\UseRandomPort=false~g" "${qbittorrent_config}"
+		sed -i 's~^General\\UseRandomPort=.*~General\\UseRandomPort=false~g' "${qbittorrent_config}"
 
 		# run script to check ip is valid for tunnel device (will block until valid)
 		source /home/nobody/getvpnip.sh