diff --git a/samba/manifests/init.pp b/samba/manifests/init.pp
index ab1b7b3..0a1f868 100644
--- a/samba/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/samba/manifests/init.pp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class samba::server($names=[$::hostname], $auth="tdbsam",
     }
 
     exec { "generate-samba-shares-conf":
-        command     => "find /etc/samba/smb.conf.d/share-*.conf -exec echo 'include = {}' \; > /etc/samba/smb.conf.d/shares.conf",
+        command     => "find /etc/samba/smb.conf.d/share-*.conf -exec echo 'include = {}' \\; > /etc/samba/smb.conf.d/shares.conf",
         path        => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
         refreshonly => true,
         notify      => Service["smb"],