diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song
index af97c285..b1a35715 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songs/chordpro/latex/song
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 \beginsong{
     (*- for title in titles -*)
-        (( title|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))
+        (( title|escape_specials('{}&#_^%$\\') ))
         (*- if not loop.last -*)
             \\
         (* endif *)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 }[
   by={
       (* for author in authors *)
-        (( author[1]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') )) (( author[0]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))
+        (( author[1]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%$\\') )) (( author[0]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%$\\') ))
         (*- if not loop.last -*)
         ,
         (* endif *)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   (* for key in ['album', 'copyright'] *)
   (* if key in metadata *)
-  (( key ))={(( metadata[key]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))},
+  (( key ))={(( metadata[key]|escape_specials('{}&#_^%$\\') ))},
   (* endif *)
   (* endfor *)
   (* if 'url' in metadata *)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     (* endblock *)
   (* endif *)
   (* for key in metadata.morekeys *)
-  (( key.keyword ))={(( key.argument|escape_specials('{}&#_^%~$\\') ))},
+  (( key.keyword ))={(( key.argument|escape_specials('{}&#_^%$\\') ))},
   (* endfor *)
 ]
 
diff --git a/test/test_book/special.tex.control b/test/test_book/special.tex.control
index 74825e21..967a6c22 100644
--- a/test/test_book/special.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_book/special.tex.control
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ guitar,
 
 \selectlanguage{english}
 
-\beginsong{\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ \textasciitilde{} \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}}[
+\beginsong{\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ ~ \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}}[
   by={
-        \& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ \textasciitilde{} \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}  },
-  album={\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ \textasciitilde{} \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}},
+        \& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ ~ \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}  },
+  album={\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ ~ \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}},
   url={http://&$\%\#_~^},
 ]
 
diff --git a/test/test_song/special.tsg b/test/test_song/special.tsg
index c5b82988..8011323a 100644
--- a/test/test_song/special.tsg
+++ b/test/test_song/special.tsg
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 \selectlanguage{english}
 
-\beginsong{\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ \textasciitilde{} \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}}[
+\beginsong{\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ ~ \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}}[
   by={
-        \& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ \textasciitilde{} \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}  },
-  album={\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ \textasciitilde{} \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}},
+        \& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ ~ \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}  },
+  album={\& \$ \% \# \_ \} \{ ~ \textasciicircum{} \textbackslash{}},
   url={http://&$\%\#_~^},
 ]