diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 075683e83c..3d4b31d340 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ static char *shell_safe(char *url)
 		['A'...'Z'] = 1,
 		['.'] = 1, ['/'] = 1,
 		['-'] = 1, ['+'] = 1,
-		[':'] = 1
+		[':'] = 1, ['_'] = 1,
+		['@'] = 1, [','] = 1,
+		['~'] = 1, ['^'] = 1,
 	};
 
 	while ((c = *n++) != 0) {