diff --git a/src/bin/poc-daemon/tmux.rs b/src/bin/poc-daemon/tmux.rs
index afd5417..f8dacb8 100644
--- a/src/bin/poc-daemon/tmux.rs
+++ b/src/bin/poc-daemon/tmux.rs
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ pub fn send_prompt(pane: &str, msg: &str) -> bool {
     }
     thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
 
-    // Type the message
-    if !send(&[msg]) {
+    // Type the message (literal mode so spaces aren't key separators)
+    let ok = Command::new("tmux")
+        .args(["send-keys", "-t", pane, "-l", msg])
+        .output()
+        .is_ok();
+    if !ok {
         return false;
     }
     thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(500));