diff --git a/src/modules/custom.cpp b/src/modules/custom.cpp
index 1a64d2a..397298b 100644
--- a/src/modules/custom.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/custom.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ auto waybar::modules::Custom::update() -> void {
     } else {
       parseOutputRaw();
     }
-    auto str = fmt::format(format_, Glib::Markup::escape_text(text_).raw(), fmt::arg("alt", alt_),
+    auto str = fmt::format(format_, text_, fmt::arg("alt", alt_),
                            fmt::arg("icon", getIcon(percentage_, alt_)),
                            fmt::arg("percentage", percentage_));
     if (str.empty()) {