diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 7d5191b..aa68dde 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ log_function_data()
 		# Create any required line breaks and strip out escape color code, either ansi (case 1)or irc (case 2).
 		# This pattern doesn't work for irc colors, if we need that someone can figure it out
 		if [[ $B_LOG_COLORS != 'true' ]];then
-			echo -e "${spacer}$logged_data" | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9]\{1,2\}\(;[0-9]\{1,2\}\)\{0,2\}m//g' >> $LOG_FILE
+			echo -e "${spacer}$logged_data" | sed -r 's/\x1b\[[0-9]{1,2}(;[0-9]{1,2}){0,2}m//g' >> $LOG_FILE
 		else
 			echo -e "${spacer}$logged_data" >> $LOG_FILE
 		fi