diff --git a/src/keyboard_input/input_sender_X11.cpp b/src/keyboard_input/input_sender_X11.cpp
index c510997..be6cf95 100644
--- a/src/keyboard_input/input_sender_X11.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard_input/input_sender_X11.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
 
-unsigned int tokenToKeyCode( const Token token )
+unsigned int tokenToKeySym( const Token token )
 {
     switch ( token )
     {
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ void sendKeyPress( const Token token,
     LOG( INFO ) << "Status:";
     LOG( INFO ) << static_cast<int>( status );
 
-    XTestFakeKeyEvent( display, tokenToKeyCode( token ), keyDown, 0 );
+    XTestFakeKeyEvent( display,
+                       XKeysymToKeycode( display, tokenToKeySym( token ) ),
+                       keyDown,
+                       0 );
 }
 
 void sendTokensAsInput( const std::vector<Token> tokens )