diff --git a/CHANGELIST.md b/CHANGELIST.md
index ba08da45..c2120b62 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST.md
+++ b/CHANGELIST.md
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 - Fix... something with Linux publish script
 - Make match sets immutable
 - Update BinaryObjectScanner to 3.1.12
+- Fix excluding programs in nix script
 
 ### 3.1.9a (2024-05-21)
 
diff --git a/publish-nix.sh b/publish-nix.sh
index fd24dbad..c855c3a2 100755
--- a/publish-nix.sh
+++ b/publish-nix.sh
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ if [ $NO_ARCHIVE = false ]; then
                 if [ $INCLUDE_PROGRAMS = true ]; then
                     zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_debug.zip .
                 else
-                    zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_debug.zip . -x 'Programs/\*'
+                    zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_debug.zip . -x 'Programs/*'
                 fi
             fi
             cd $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI/bin/Release/${FRAMEWORK}/${RUNTIME}/publish/
             if [ $INCLUDE_PROGRAMS = true ]; then
                 zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip .
             else
-                zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip . -x 'Programs/\*'
+                zip -r $BUILD_FOLDER/MPF.UI_${FRAMEWORK}_${RUNTIME}_release.zip . -x 'Programs/*'
             fi
         done
     done