diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 0cd9832..4ecfa3e 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                 });
             }
             if (random.boolean()) {
+                try osc_writer.writeByte('=');
                 for (0..random.int(u5)) |_| {
                     try osc_writer.writeByte(byte: {
                         while (true) {