diff --git a/hm/common.nix b/hm/common.nix
index 85276af..8958216 100644
--- a/hm/common.nix
+++ b/hm/common.nix
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ in
         TIME_STYLE = "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S";
         # Less colors
         LESS = "-R";
-        LESS_TERMCAP_mb = "$'\E[1;31m'"; # begin blink
-        LESS_TERMCAP_md = "$'\E[1;36m'"; # begin bold
-        LESS_TERMCAP_me = "$'\E[0m'"; # reset bold/blink
-        LESS_TERMCAP_so = "$'\E[01;44;33m'"; # begin reverse video
-        LESS_TERMCAP_se = "$'\E[0m'"; # reset reverse video
-        LESS_TERMCAP_us = "$'\E[1;32m'"; # begin underline
-        LESS_TERMCAP_ue = "$'\E[0m'"; # reset underline
+        LESS_TERMCAP_mb = "$(echo $'\\E[1;31m')"; # begin blink
+        LESS_TERMCAP_md = "$(echo $'\\E[1;36m')"; # begin bold
+        LESS_TERMCAP_me = "$(echo $'\\E[0m')"; # reset bold/blink
+        LESS_TERMCAP_so = "$(echo $'\\E[01;44;33m')"; # begin reverse video
+        LESS_TERMCAP_se = "$(echo $'\\E[0m')"; # reset reverse video
+        LESS_TERMCAP_us = "$(echo $'\\E[1;32m')"; # begin underline
+        LESS_TERMCAP_ue = "$(echo $'\\E[0m')"; # reset underline
         # Fzf
         FZF_COMPLETION_OPTS = "${lib.strings.concatStringsSep " " config.programs.fzf.fileWidgetOptions}";
       };