diff --git a/src/keyboard.py b/src/keyboard.py
index 06bad196..bf10ab8a 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.py
+++ b/src/keyboard.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def read_char(s):
             return  "^"+chr(first + 64)
         if first == 27:
             (first, c) = get_next_byte(s)
-            return "M-"+c
+            return "M-"+chr(first)
     if 194 <= first:
         (code, c) = get_next_byte(s) # 2 bytes char
         char += c