diff --git a/src/utils/vars/vars.c b/src/utils/vars/vars.c
index 9a4f13f..8d762da 100644
--- a/src/utils/vars/vars.c
+++ b/src/utils/vars/vars.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void vars_default(struct hash_map *vars)
     pid_t pid = getpid();
     char pid_str[20];
     snprintf(pid_str, sizeof(pid_str), "%d", pid);
-    set_var_copy(vars, "$$", pid_str);
+    set_var_copy(vars, "$", pid_str);
 }
 
 short short_random(void)