diff --git a/modules/background_task/task.nu b/modules/background_task/task.nu
index 41f76b1bd..1decd2f80 100644
--- a/modules/background_task/task.nu
+++ b/modules/background_task/task.nu
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export def spawn [
   (
     view source $command
     | str trim --left --char "{"
+    | str trim --left --char "|"
     | str trim --right --char "}"
   )
   | save --force $source_path