diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 2c2753f..6dd0ce0 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const os = require('os')
 const path = require('path')
 const { exec } = require('child_process')
 const minimist = require('minimist')
-const menu = require('../src/index')
+const menu = require('../src')
 const scheduleCleanup = require('../src/schedule-cleanup')
 
 const cachePasswordDefault = 15
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2aa1f9e..2282a74 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitwarden-dmenu",
-  "version": "1.1.3",
+  "version": "1.1.4",
   "description": "dmenu for bitwarden password manager.",
   "keywords": [
     "bitwarden",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index fcdf506..c314d40 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const getSessionVar = async ({ saveSession, sessionFile }) => {
       // prompt for password in dmenu
       const password = await dmenuRun('\n', '-p Password: -nf black -nb black')
       if (!password) throw new Error('no password given!')
-      const session = bwRun(`unlock '${password}' --raw`)
+      const session = bwRun(`unlock $'${password.replace(`'`, `\\'`)}' --raw`)
       writeFileSync(sessionFile, session)
       console.debug('saved new session file.')
       return session
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const getSessionVar = async ({ saveSession, sessionFile }) => {
   } else {
     const password = await dmenuRun('\n', '-p Password: -nf black -nb black')
     if (!password) throw new Error('no password given!')
-    const session = bwRun(`unlock '${password}' --raw`)
+    const session = bwRun(`unlock $'${password.replace(`'`, `\\'`)}' --raw`)
     return session
   }
 }