diff --git a/bin/.bin/modem/sendSMS b/bin/.bin/modem/sendSMS
index d63c7145..16f1c3c6 100755
--- a/bin/.bin/modem/sendSMS
+++ b/bin/.bin/modem/sendSMS
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ fi
 if [ "$dryrun" = "false" ]; then
 	# Creates the message using the text from file
 	messageNumber=$(
-		mmcli -m "$modem" --messaging-create-sms="number=$number" \
-			--messaging-create-sms-with-data="$FILE" | grep -o "[0-9]*$"
+		mmcli -m "$modem" --messaging-create-sms="number=$number,\
+			text='$(cat "$FILE" | sed "s/'/\\\'/g")'" | grep -o "[0-9]*$"
 	)
 
 	# Send the message