diff --git a/add_image.sh b/add_image.sh
index 4b0b296..f2299c0 100755
--- a/add_image.sh
+++ b/add_image.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dsn=$(grep '^dsn=' config.ini.php|sed 's/.*=//'|sed 's/"//g')
 
 case $dialect in 
 "mysql")
-	dbname=$(grep dbname config.ini.php|sed 's/.*dbname=([a-zA-z]*).*/$1/')
+	dbname=$(grep dbname config.ini.php|sed 's/.*dbname=\([a-zA-Z]*\).*/\1/')
 	mysql -u$user -e"SET @file = '$file'; SET @title = '$title'; SET @hover = '$hover'; $(<add_image.sql)" $dbname
 	;;
 "sqlite")