diff --git a/src/spklogging.cpp b/src/spklogging.cpp
index 3ad7953..86b0f42 100644
--- a/src/spklogging.cpp
+++ b/src/spklogging.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SpkLogger::SpkLogger(QString suggestPath)
   Initialize(suggestPath);
 
   // Initialize libnotify
-  if(!notify_init(QObject::tr("Spark\\ Store").toLocal8Bit()))
+  if(!notify_init(QObject::tr("Spark Store").toLocal8Bit()))
   {
     sErrPop(QObject::tr("libnotify failed to initialize. "
                         "Desktop notifications will not work."));
diff --git a/src/spkuimsg.cpp b/src/spkuimsg.cpp
index 1befc87..b6609f1 100644
--- a/src/spkuimsg.cpp
+++ b/src/spkuimsg.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ void SpkUiMessage::SendDesktopNotification(QString s, const char * const icon)
 {
   if(_notify == nullptr)
   {
-      _notify = notify_notification_new(tr("Spark\\ Store").toLocal8Bit(),
+      _notify = notify_notification_new(tr("Spark Store").toLocal8Bit(),
                                         s.toLocal8Bit(),
                                         icon);
       notify_notification_set_timeout(_notify, mTimeoutDesktop);
   }
   else
   {
-      notify_notification_update(_notify, tr("Spark\\ Store").toLocal8Bit(),
+      notify_notification_update(_notify, tr("Spark Store").toLocal8Bit(),
                                  s.toLocal8Bit(),
                                  icon);
   }