diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 50db57d763ffcf9b3f7328e15cbee2b90a0bd1d8..bfd8f4b699af1f547017ba4917a876a99ca34a24 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ dateformat=$(date +%F_%H)UTC$ext
     else
         mkdir -p $backupdir
     fi
-    screen -r mc -p 0 -X stuff "auto-save off" #Sends an input to screen-session conatining the papermc-server to disable world saving from minecraft
+    screen -r mc -p 0 -X stuff "auto-save off^M" #Sends an input to screen-session conatining the papermc-server to disable world saving from minecraft
     tar -czf $backupdir$dateformat --exclude="plugins/dynmap/web/tiles" --exclude="cache/" --exclude="*.gz" --exclude="spigo*.jar" --exclude="paper*.jar" papermc/* #creates a compressed tarball of the minecraft folder
-    screen -r mc -p 0 -X stuff "auto-save on" #enables it again
+    screen -r mc -p 0 -X stuff "auto-save on^M" #enables it again
     chmod +rw $backupdir$dateformat
     echo "Backup complete."