diff --git a/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-jessie-template.pl b/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-jessie-template.pl
index b1d4d5f..9db66c0 100755
--- a/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-jessie-template.pl
+++ b/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-jessie-template.pl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if ($phase eq 'job-start' ||
 		# no die cause if the previous backup exit on tarfile copy, the link might not exist
 
 		# Link last template file to a better name
-		system ("find $TEMPLATE_DIR -iname 'vzdump-lxc-$vmid*.tar.*' -mmin -60 -exec ln -s {} $TEMPLATE_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE_LINK \;") == 0 ||
+		system ("find $TEMPLATE_DIR -iname 'vzdump-lxc-$vmid*.tar.*' -mmin -60 -exec ln -s {} $TEMPLATE_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE_LINK \\;") == 0 ||
 			die "link template to a better name failed";
 
 		# Ensure to remove template older than $RETENTION_TIME
diff --git a/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-stretch-template.pl b/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-stretch-template.pl
index 931790e..d984dae 100755
--- a/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-stretch-template.pl
+++ b/proxmox/vzdump-hook-lxc-stretch-template.pl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if ($phase eq 'job-start' ||
 		# no die cause if the previous backup exit on tarfile copy, the link might not exist
 
 		# Link last template file to a better name
-		system ("find $TEMPLATE_DIR -iname 'vzdump-lxc-$vmid*.tar.*' -mmin -60 -exec ln -s {} $TEMPLATE_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE_LINK \;") == 0 ||
+		system ("find $TEMPLATE_DIR -iname 'vzdump-lxc-$vmid*.tar.*' -mmin -60 -exec ln -s {} $TEMPLATE_DIR/$TEMPLATE_FILE_LINK \\;") == 0 ||
 			die "link template to a better name failed";
 
 		# Ensure to remove template older than $RETENTION_TIME