diff --git a/config/alot/config b/config/alot/config
index 2fbc0a7..6bb882e 100644
--- a/config/alot/config
+++ b/config/alot/config
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ prefer_plaintext = True
 [bindings]
 
     t = toggletags selected; move down
-    x = 'toggletags inbox,killed'
\ No newline at end of file
+    x = 'toggletags inbox,killed'
diff --git a/notmuch-hooks/post-new b/notmuch-hooks/post-new
index 7801075..7eb4d6f 100755
--- a/notmuch-hooks/post-new
+++ b/notmuch-hooks/post-new
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ notmuch search tag:new | cut -d' ' --complement -f1 | xargs -0 --no-run-if-empty
 notmuch tag +inbox -new -- tag:new
 
 # some filtering
-notmuch tag +killed -- subject:'^\[SPAM\]' to:ugent
+notmuch tag +killed -- subject:'^[SPAM]' to:ugent
 
 # remove killed thread from inbox
 notmuch tag -inbox -- tag:killed