diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
index 076913be..f05d5783 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconsole
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ if options.windowed:
             elif 'Height' in line:
                 window_height = int(line.split(':')[1])
             elif '-geometry' in line:
-                l = re.split(' |x|-|\+', line)
+                l = re.split(' |x|-|\\+', line)
                 l_nosp = [ele for ele in l if ele.strip()]
                 wmxo = int(l_nosp[1])
                 wmyo = int(l_nosp[2])