diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b26b647..c75826e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
         host = instance.private_ip_address
         connection = stack.enter_context(SSH(host, 'ec2-user', private_key))
 
-        escaped_command = command.replace('"', '\\"')
+        escaped_command = command.replace("'", "\\'")
         print(f'Running command "{escaped_command}" on {host}...')
         connection.run(f'exec $SHELL -l -c \'{escaped_command}\'')