diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index f1dc089..79ed9e6 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -1211,9 +1211,9 @@ run -b '[ -z "#{window_active}" ] && [ -z "#{version}" ] && tmux set display-tim
 #   # -- custom variables ---------------------------------------------------
 #
 #   if [ -f ~/.tmux.conf.local ] && [ x"$(cut -c3- ~/.tmux.conf.local | sh 2>/dev/null -s printf probe)" = x"probe" ]; then
-#     replacements=$(perl -n -e 'print if s!^#\s+([^()\s]+)\s*\(\)\s*{\s*\n!s%#{\1}%#(cut -c3- ~/.tmux.conf.local | sh -s \1)%g; !p' < ~/.tmux.conf.local)
-#     status_left=$(echo "$status_left" | perl -p -e "$replacements")
-#     status_right=$(echo "$status_right" | perl -p -e "$replacements")
+#     replacements=$(perl -n -e 'print if s!^#\s+([^()\s]+)\s*\(\)\s*{\s*\n!s%#\\\{\1\\\}%#(cut -c3- ~/.tmux.conf.local | sh -s \1)%g; !p' < ~/.tmux.conf.local)
+#     status_left=$(echo "$status_left" | perl -p -e "$replacements" || echo "$status_left")
+#     status_right=$(echo "$status_right" | perl -p -e "$replacements" || echo "$status_right")
 #   fi
 #
 #   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------