diff --git a/client/docker-finance.d/container/fetch/fetch.yaml.in b/client/docker-finance.d/container/fetch/fetch.yaml.in
index 3c39978..8f14511 100644
--- a/client/docker-finance.d/container/fetch/fetch.yaml.in
+++ b/client/docker-finance.d/container/fetch/fetch.yaml.in
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ version: @DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@
           #- "optimistic:0x0b2c639c533813f4aa9d7837caf62653d097ff85/USDC"
 
           # USDC (bridged USDC.e)
-          # NOTE: '.' removed from ticker for hledger
-          - "arbitrum:0xff970a61a04b1ca14834a43f5de4533ebddb5cc8/USDCe"
+          - "arbitrum:0xff970a61a04b1ca14834a43f5de4533ebddb5cc8/USDC.e"
 
           # Aave V2 USDC
           - "ethereum:0xbcca60bb61934080951369a648fb03df4f96263c/aUSDC"
diff --git a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/fetch/prices/internal/base.php b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/fetch/prices/internal/base.php
index 786ffbc..a4cf021 100644
--- a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/fetch/prices/internal/base.php
+++ b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/fetch/prices/internal/base.php
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ namespace docker_finance\prices\internal
             $stack = [];  // Final journal entries
             $average = 0;  // Purely for printing
 
+            # Format non-alpha character currencies for hledger (e.g., "1INCH", "USDC.e", etc.)
+            if (!ctype_alpha($ticker)) {
+                $ticker = "\"".$ticker."\"";
+            }
+
             foreach ($prices as $date => $price) {
 
                 // Price journal entry line