diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index f919928..207003a 100644
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ printf "starting %s: %s\n" "$nick" "$(date "+[%y:%m:%d %T]")"
 
 function send {
     printf "> %s: %s\n" "$(date "+[%y:%m:%d %T]")" "$1"
-    printf "%s\r\n" "$1" >> input.txt
+    printf "%b\r\n" "$1" >> input.txt
 }
 
 function msg {