diff --git a/utility/embed-static.sh b/utility/embed-static.sh
index bd6bc9302..d0f1f291b 100755
--- a/utility/embed-static.sh
+++ b/utility/embed-static.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ do
   find . -type f \! -name \*.map \! -name bootstrap.js \! -name bootstrap-theme.css \! -name bootstrap.css | while read file
   do
     name=$(echo "${file}"|sed 's|\.\/||')
-    echo "\"$name\": {"
-    gzip -9 -c "${file}" | xxd -p |sed 's/\(..\)/0x\1, /g'
-    echo "},"
+    echo -n "\"$name\": []byte(\""
+    gzip -9 -c "${file}" | xxd -p | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/\(..\)/\\x\1/g'
+    echo "\"),"
     echo
   done
   echo "},"