diff --git a/dot_gitconfig.tmpl b/dot_gitconfig.tmpl
index 7602684..99be190 100644
--- a/dot_gitconfig.tmpl
+++ b/dot_gitconfig.tmpl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     ls = log --pretty=format:"%C(green)%h\\ %C(yellow)[%ad]%Cred%d\\ %Creset%s%Cblue\\ [%cn]" --decorate --date=relative
     lstat = log --name-status
     # print 'log hints', if using commit messages like "(test): Adjusted test classes"
-    loghints = ! git log --oneline | awk -F '(' '/^.{8}\(.*/ {print $2}' | awk -F ')' '{print $1}' | sort | uniq -c
+    loghints = ! git log --oneline | awk -F '(' '/^.{8}\\(.*/ {print $2}' | awk -F ')' '{print $1}' | sort | uniq -c
 
     # initial push
     puu = push -u origin