diff --git a/searchsploit b/searchsploit
index 628f6a7af..ecc48b1f0 100755
--- a/searchsploit
+++ b/searchsploit
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ for param in "$@"; do
       shift
       continue
     fi
-    TAGS="${TAGS} ${param}"
+    TAGS="${TAGS} ${param//\`/_}"
   fi
 done