diff --git a/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index c78246a..8a1bfbc 100644
--- a/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # alias ohmyzsh="mate ~/.oh-my-zsh"
 
 alias bw='NODE_OPTIONS="--no-deprecation" bw'
-alias bwu="export BW_SESSION=$(bw unlock --raw)"
+alias bwu="export BW_SESSION=\$(bw unlock --raw)"
 
 export NODE_OPTIONS="--no-deprecation"