diff --git a/build/conventi/conventi.sh b/build/conventi/conventi.sh
index cc9f527..66733c4 100755
--- a/build/conventi/conventi.sh
+++ b/build/conventi/conventi.sh
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ get_commit_footer() {
 }
 
 get_commit_body() {
-  pattern=$(get_commit_footer "$1" | head -n 1)
+  pattern=$(get_commit_footer "$1" | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/[]\/$*.^[]/\\&/g')
   if [ -n "$pattern" ]; then
     echo "$1" | sed -e "/$pattern/,\$d"
   else