diff --git a/home/tmux.conf b/home/tmux.conf
index 317f767..35f9350 100644
--- a/home/tmux.conf
+++ b/home/tmux.conf
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ set -g set-titles on
 set -g set-titles-string '#{host}: #{pane_title}'
 
 # don't create absurdly long statuses with Windows-style paths
-setw -g window-status-format "#I:#{s_.*\\\\|\.exe__:pane_current_command}"
-setw -g window-status-current-format "#I:#{s_.*\\\\|\.exe__:pane_current_command}"
+setw -g window-status-format "#I:#{s/.*\\\\|\.exe//:pane_current_command}"
+setw -g window-status-current-format "#I:#{s/.*\\\\|\.exe//:pane_current_command}"
 
 # set the default terminal to tmux instead of pretending to be screen.
 # NOTE: netbsd-curses requires a terminfo.cdb to be built with tmux support.