diff --git a/bundles/powerdns/items.py b/bundles/powerdns/items.py
index 8d9ab85..a0c89d2 100644
--- a/bundles/powerdns/items.py
+++ b/bundles/powerdns/items.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ svc_systemd = {
 actions = {
     'powerdns_reload_zones': {
         'triggered': True,
-        'command': 'pdns_control rediscover; pdns_control reload; pdns_control notify \*',
+        'command': r'pdns_control rediscover; pdns_control reload; pdns_control notify \*',
         'after': {
             'svc_systemd:pdns',
         },
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ if node.metadata.get('powerdns/features/pgsql', node.has_bundle('postgresql')):
 
     actions['powerdns_load_pgsql_schema'] = {
         'command': node.metadata.get('postgresql/roles/powerdns/password').format_into('PGPASSWORD={} psql -h 127.0.0.1 -d powerdns -U powerdns -w < /usr/share/pdns-backend-pgsql/schema/schema.pgsql.sql'),
-        'unless': 'sudo -u postgres psql -d powerdns -c "\dt" | grep domains 2>&1 >/dev/null',
+        'unless': r'sudo -u postgres psql -d powerdns -c "\dt" | grep domains 2>&1 >/dev/null',
         'needs': {
             'bundle:postgresql',
             'pkg_apt:pdns-backend-pgsql',