diff --git a/tests/t1000-addlist.sh b/tests/t1000-addlist.sh
index e27557e..74cb037 100755
--- a/tests/t1000-addlist.sh
+++ b/tests/t1000-addlist.sh
@@ -58,19 +58,23 @@ TODO: 3 added.
 TODO: 2 of 3 tasks shown
 EOF
 
-test_todo_session 'add with &' <<EOF
->>> todo.sh add "dig the garden & water the flowers"
-4 dig the garden & water the flowers
+test_todo_session 'add with symbols' <<EOF
+>>> todo.sh add "~@#$%^&*()-_=+[{]}|;:',<.>/?"
+4 ~@#$%^&*()-_=+[{]}|;:',<.>/?
 TODO: 4 added.
 
+>>> todo.sh add '\`!\\"'
+5 \`!\\"
+TODO: 5 added.
+
 >>> todo.sh list
-4 dig the garden & water the flowers
 1 notice the daisies
 2 smell the roses
 3 smell the uppercase Roses
+5 \`!\\"
+4 ~@#$%^&*()-_=+[{]}|;:',<.>/?
 --
-TODO: 4 of 4 tasks shown
-
+TODO: 5 of 5 tasks shown
 EOF
 
 test_done
diff --git a/todo.sh b/todo.sh
index f2cbb24..aab6314 100755
--- a/todo.sh
+++ b/todo.sh
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ cleaninput()
 {
     # Cleanup the input
     # Replace newlines with spaces Always
-    input=`echo $input | tr -d '\r|\n'`
+    input=`echo $input | tr -d '\r\n'`
 
     action_regexp="^\(append\|app\|prepend\|prep\|replace\)$"