diff --git a/modules/programs/alot-accounts.nix b/modules/programs/alot-accounts.nix
index 2def5fd1a..8f3ffdfb3 100644
--- a/modules/programs/alot-accounts.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/alot-accounts.nix
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ with lib;
         type = "shellcommand";
         command = "'${pkgs.notmuch}/bin/notmuch address --format=json --output=recipients  date:6M..'";
         regexp =
-          "'\[?{"
+          "'\\[?{"
           + ''"name": "(?P<name>.*)", ''
           + ''"address": "(?P<email>.+)", ''
           + ''"name-addr": ".*"''
-          + "}[,\]]?'";
+          + "}[,\\]]?'";
         shellcommand_external_filtering = "False";
       };
       example = literalExample ''