diff --git a/WeakAuras/Libs/LibDeflate/LibDeflate.lua b/WeakAuras/Libs/LibDeflate/LibDeflate.lua
index d03744a..63d93e5 100644
--- a/WeakAuras/Libs/LibDeflate/LibDeflate.lua
+++ b/WeakAuras/Libs/LibDeflate/LibDeflate.lua
@@ -3058,7 +3058,7 @@ end
 local _addon_channel_codec
 
 local function GenerateWoWAddonChannelCodec()
-  return LibDeflate:CreateCodec("\000", "\001", "")
+  return LibDeflate:CreateCodec("\000\124", "\001", "")
 end
 
 --- Encode the string to make it ready to be transmitted in World of