diff --git a/wire_g b/wire_g
index 22b6568..f802f68 100755
--- a/wire_g
+++ b/wire_g
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ wg_notify(){
     yad --notification \
     --image="${wg_pic}wg-vpn.png" \
     --icon-size=32 --no-middle \
-    --text=$"$active $show" \
+    --text="$active" "$show" \
     --menu="Wire-G $open ! sbin/wire_g
     |$active stop!/sbin/wg_stop" \
     --command="menu"