diff --git a/src/lib/input.c b/src/lib/input.c
index 6250363c8..734540e30 100644
--- a/src/lib/input.c
+++ b/src/lib/input.c
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ ruts_string(init_state* inits, initstates_e state){
 
 static int
 stash_string(init_state* inits){
-fprintf(stderr, "string terminator after %d [%s]\n", inits->stringstate, inits->runstring);
+//fprintf(stderr, "string terminator after %d [%s]\n", inits->stringstate, inits->runstring);
   switch(inits->stringstate){
     case STATE_XTVERSION1:{
       int xversion;
diff --git a/src/lib/termdesc.c b/src/lib/termdesc.c
index c215d8719..b65e7f69b 100644
--- a/src/lib/termdesc.c
+++ b/src/lib/termdesc.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ init_terminfo_esc(tinfo* ti, const char* name, escape_e idx,
 #define ESC_DA "\e[c"
 
 // query background, replies in X color https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/man/man7/X.7.xhtml#heading11
-#define CSI_BGQ "\e]11;?\e\\\\\\"
+#define CSI_BGQ "\e]11;?\e\\"
 
 // we send an XTSMGRAPHICS to set up 256 color registers (the most we can
 // currently take advantage of; we need at least 64 to use sixel at all.