diff --git a/driver.cc b/driver.cc
index a76f747..35c339f 100644
--- a/driver.cc
+++ b/driver.cc
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
     {
         for (const char * chr = argv[i]; *chr; chr++)
         {
-            if (*chr == '\n')
+            if (*chr == '\\')
                 vfd.setAddress(VFD::ADDRESS_LINE2);
-            vfd.writeByte(*chr);
+            else
+                vfd.writeByte(*chr);
         }
     }