diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index ef72022c..e71256bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
-        go-version: '1.21'
+        go-version: '1.22'
     - name: Build
       run: go build
     - name: Test
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9babd4e6..d68d257e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/abahmed/kwatch
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.22
 
 require (
 	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.27.1
diff --git a/util/util_test.go b/util/util_test.go
index 911c83b2..1e62b5af 100644
--- a/util/util_test.go
+++ b/util/util_test.go
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ func TestJsonEscape(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Input:  "te\bst",
-			Output: "te\\u0008st",
+			Output: "te\\bst",
 		},
 		{
 			Input:  "\b",
-			Output: "\\u0008",
+			Output: "\\b",
 		},
 		{
 			Input:  "\"",