diff --git a/zsh-better-npm-completion.plugin.zsh b/zsh-better-npm-completion.plugin.zsh
index fafd65c..e51a4d9 100644
--- a/zsh-better-npm-completion.plugin.zsh
+++ b/zsh-better-npm-completion.plugin.zsh
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ _zbnc_parse_package_json_for_script_suggestions() {
     sed -nE '/^  "scripts": \{$/,/^  \},?$/p' |       # Grab scripts object
     sed '1d;$d' |                                     # Remove first/last lines
     sed -E 's/    "([^"]+)": "([^"]+)",?/\1:$ \2/' |  # Parse commands into suggestions
-    sed 's/\(:\)[^\$]/\\&/g'                          # Escape ":" in commands
+    sed 's/\(:\)[^$]/\\&/g' |                         # Escape ":" in commands
+    sed 's/\(:\)$[^ ]/\\&/g'                          # Escape ":$" without a space in commands
 }
 
 _zbnc_npm_install_completion() {