diff --git a/utils/Zano.sh b/utils/Zano.sh
index 6e4d22d8..696b3859 100755
--- a/utils/Zano.sh
+++ b/utils/Zano.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ create_desktop_icon()
     echo GenericName=Zano | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Comment=Privacy blockchain | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
     echo Icon=$script_dir/html/files/desktop_linux_icon.png | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
-    echo Exec=$script_dir/Zano.sh --deeplink-params=%u | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
+    echo Exec=$script_dir/Zano.sh --deeplink-params=\\\\\"%u\\\\\" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Terminal=true | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Type=Application | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo "Categories=Qt;Utility;" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
diff --git a/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh b/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
index be3171c5..bd0902cc 100755
--- a/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
+++ b/utils/Zano_appimage_wrapper.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ create_desktop_icon()
     echo GenericName=Zano | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Comment=Privacy blockchain | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
     echo Icon=${out_dir}/Zano.png | tee -a $target_file_name > /dev/null
-    echo Exec=$APPIMAGE --deeplink-params=\\\"%u\\\" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
+    echo Exec=$APPIMAGE --deeplink-params=\\\\\"%u\\\\\" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Terminal=false | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo Type=Application | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null
     echo "Categories=Qt;Utility;" | tee -a $target_file_name  > /dev/null