diff --git a/scripts/helpers.sh b/scripts/helpers.sh
index 20d87dcd..5ce09c03 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ resurrect_dir() {
 	if [ -z "$_RESURRECT_DIR" ]; then
 		local path="$(get_tmux_option "$resurrect_dir_option" "$default_resurrect_dir")"
 		# expands tilde, $HOME and $HOSTNAME if used in @resurrect-dir
-		echo "$path" | sed "s,\$HOME,$HOME,g; s,\$HOSTNAME,$(hostname),g; s,\~,$HOME,g"
+		echo "$path" | sed "s,\\\\\$HOME,$HOME,g; s,\\\\\$HOSTNAME,$(hostname),g; s,\$HOME,$HOME,g; s,\$HOSTNAME,$(hostname),g; s,\~,$HOME,g"
 	else
 		echo "$_RESURRECT_DIR"
 	fi