diff --git a/ps/output.c b/ps/output.c
index 7752a1b3..48529c04 100644
--- a/ps/output.c
+++ b/ps/output.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static int pr_context(char *restrict const outbuf, const proc_t *restrict const
   if(unlikely(num_read<=0)) goto fail;
   outbuf[num_read] = '\0';
 
-  len = strspn(outbuf, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ:_0123456789");
+  len = strspn(outbuf, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ:_0123456789/^");
   if(!len) goto fail;
   outbuf[len] = '\0';
   return len;