diff --git a/lib/actions/ui.js b/lib/actions/ui.js
index 133aa774..28557e56 100644
--- a/lib/actions/ui.js
+++ b/lib/actions/ui.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export function showPreferences() {
   const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? ' start notepad "%userprofile%\\.hyper.js"' : ' bash -c \'exec env ${EDITOR:=nano} ~/.hyper.js\'';
   const message = process.platform === 'win32' ?
     ' echo Attempting to open ^%userprofile^%\\.hyper.js with notepad' :
-    ' echo Attempting to open ~/.hyper.js with your \$EDITOR'; // eslint-disable-line no-useless-escape
+    ' echo Attempting to open ~/.hyper.js with your \\$EDITOR';
 
   return dispatch => {
     dispatch({