diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
index 53768fb7..a15a26b2 100644
--- a/Tiltfile
+++ b/Tiltfile
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ local_resource(
         echo "Configuring CoreDNS to forward external queries to Unbound for DNSSEC validation..."
 
         # Check current CoreDNS forward configuration
-        CURRENT_FORWARD=$(kubectl get configmap coredns -n kube-system -o jsonpath='{.data.Corefile}' | grep -o 'forward \. [0-9.]*' | awk '{print $3}')
+        CURRENT_FORWARD=$(kubectl get configmap coredns -n kube-system -o jsonpath='{.data.Corefile}' | grep -o 'forward \\. [0-9.]*' | awk '{print $3}')
 
         if [ "$CURRENT_FORWARD" != "$UNBOUND_IP" ]; then
             echo "Updating CoreDNS to forward to Unbound ($UNBOUND_IP)..."