diff --git a/hyperfi b/hyperfi
index 812e29c..19b100b 100644
--- a/hyperfi
+++ b/hyperfi
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ archgrubinstallbootloaderefichroot(){
         isvbox=$(lspci | grep "VirtualBox G")
         if [ "${isvbox}" ]; then
             echo "VirtualBox detected, creating startup.nsh..."
-            echo "\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi" > /boot/startup.nsh
+            printf '%s' '\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi' > /boot/startup.nsh
         fi
     fi
     exit
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ archgrubinstallbootloaderefiusbchroot(){
         isvbox=$(lspci | grep "VirtualBox G")
         if [ "${isvbox}" ]; then
             echo "VirtualBox detected, creating startup.nsh..."
-            echo "\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi" > /boot/startup.nsh
+            printf '%s' '\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi' > /boot/startup.nsh
         fi
     fi
     exit
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ archsyslinuxinstallbootloaderefichroot(){
         isvbox=$(lspci | grep "VirtualBox G")
         if [ "${isvbox}" ]; then
             echo "VirtualBox detected, creating startup.nsh..."
-            echo "\syslinux\syslinux.efi" > /boot/startup.nsh
+            printf '%s' '\syslinux\syslinux.efi' > /boot/startup.nsh
         fi
     fi
     exit
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ archrefindinstallchroot(){
     isvbox=$(lspci | grep "VirtualBox G")
     if [ "${isvbox}" ]; then
         echo "VirtualBox detected, creating startup.nsh..."
-        echo "\EFI\refind\refind_x64.efi" > /boot/startup.nsh
+        printf '%s' '\EFI\refind\refind_x64.efi' > /boot/startup.nsh
     fi
 }