diff --git a/snippets/tex.snippets b/snippets/tex.snippets
index 37fcc91..87c150c 100644
--- a/snippets/tex.snippets
+++ b/snippets/tex.snippets
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #PREAMBLE
 #newcommand
 snippet nc \newcommand
-	\newcommand{\${1:cmd}}[${2:opt}]{${3:realcmd}} ${0}
+	\newcommand{\\${1:cmd}}[${2:opt}]{${3:realcmd}} ${0}
 #usepackage
 snippet up \usepackage
 	\usepackage[${1:options}]{${2:package}} ${0}