diff -ura terminator-gtk3-bzr/terminatorlib/ipc.py terminator-gtk3-bzr.mod/terminatorlib/ipc.py
--- terminator-gtk3-bzr/terminatorlib/ipc.py	2018-09-20 20:31:24.350512000 -0600
+++ terminator-gtk3-bzr.mod/terminatorlib/ipc.py	2018-09-20 20:32:49.684399800 -0600
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 BUS_PATH = '/net/tenshu/Terminator2'
 try:
     # Try and include the X11 display name in the dbus bus name
-    DISPLAY  = hex(hash(Gdk.get_display().partition('.')[0]))
+    DISPLAY  = hex(hash(Gdk.get_display().partition('.')[0])).replace('-','_')
     BUS_NAME = '%s%s' % (BUS_BASE, DISPLAY)
 except:
     BUS_NAME = BUS_BASE