diff --git a/.changeset/solid-ants-type.md b/.changeset/solid-ants-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff7c8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/solid-ants-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@e2b/desktop-python': patch
+'@e2b/desktop': patch
+---
+
+Uses minus minus in xdotool call to prevent parsing text as flag
diff --git a/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox.ts b/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox.ts
index 3560252..e663e59 100644
--- a/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox.ts
+++ b/packages/js-sdk/src/sandbox.ts
@@ -509,7 +509,9 @@ export class Sandbox extends SandboxBase {
 
     for (const chunk of chunks) {
       await this.commands.run(
-        `xdotool type --delay ${options.delayInMs} ${this.quoteString(chunk)}`
+        `xdotool type --delay ${options.delayInMs} -- ${this.quoteString(
+          chunk
+        )}`
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/e2b_desktop/main.py b/packages/python-sdk/e2b_desktop/main.py
index 52202c6..c3cabf4 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/e2b_desktop/main.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/e2b_desktop/main.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ def break_into_chunks(text: str, n: int):
 
         for chunk in break_into_chunks(text, chunk_size):
             self.commands.run(
-                f"xdotool type --delay {delay_in_ms} {quote_string(chunk)}"
+                f"xdotool type --delay {delay_in_ms} -- {quote_string(chunk)}"
             )
 
     def press(self, key: Union[str, list[str]]):