diff --git a/home/common/files/bash/bash_aliases b/home/common/files/bash/bash_aliases
index ff2bcf6..b39f20e 100755
--- a/home/common/files/bash/bash_aliases
+++ b/home/common/files/bash/bash_aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-alias build="notify-send -u critical \"Build complete at $(date)\" || notify-send -u critical \"Build failed at $(date)\""
+alias build="notify-send -u critical \"Build complete at \$(date)\" || notify-send -u critical \"Build failed at \$(date)\""
 # alias mroe=more
 # alias moer=more
 alias ls="ls -hCF"