diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 470292b..732cbf1 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ populate_datasets()
 list_datasets()
 {
     for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-        dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d':' -f1`
+        dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`
         zfs list -H $dataset
     done
 }
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ list_remote_datasets() {
         if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
             echo ssh $SSH_SEND_OPTS -o port=$ssh_port $user@$addr\
                 "sh -c 'for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-                    dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d':' -f2`
+                    dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d: -f2`
                     zfs list -H $zroot\$dataset;
                 done'"
         else
             ssh $SSH_SEND_OPTS -o port=$ssh_port $user@$addr \
                 "sh -c 'for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-                        dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d':' -f2`
+                        dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d: -f2`
                         zfs list -H $zroot\$dataset;
                 done';"
         fi
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ get_latest_remote_snapshot()
 zfs_allow_origin()
 {
     for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-        dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d':' -f1`
+        dataset=`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`
         if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
             echo zfs allow -u $LOCAL_USER $ORIGIN_PERMS $dataset
         else
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ zfs_allow_mirrors()
         if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
             echo ssh $SSH_SEND_OPTS -o port=$ssh_port $user@$addr \
                 "for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-                    dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d':' -f2`
+                    dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d: -f2`
                     zfs allow -u $user $MIRROR_PERMS $zroot\$dataset
                 done"
         else
             ssh $SSH_SEND_OPTS -o port=$ssh_port $user@$addr \
                 "for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-                    dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d':' -f2`
+                    dataset=`echo \\$dataset|cut -d: -f2`
                     zfs allow -u $user $MIRROR_PERMS $zroot\$dataset
                 done"
         fi
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ send_latest()
             esac
         fi
         for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-            dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d':' -f1`"
-            remote_dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d':' -f2`"
+            dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`"
+            remote_dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f2`"
             debug "Processing $dataset (remote $remote_dataset)."
             origin_snapshot=`get_latest_snapshot $dataset`
             if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ send_increment()
             esac
         fi
         for dataset in $SEND_DATASETS; do
-            dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d':' -f1`"
-            remote_dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d':' -f2`"
+            dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f1`"
+            remote_dataset="`echo $dataset|cut -d: -f2`"
             origin_snapshot=`get_latest_snapshot`
             remote_snapshot=`get_latest_remote_snapshot`
             if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then