diff --git a/src/NafUtil.js b/src/NafUtil.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/NafUtil.js
+++ b/src/NafUtil.js
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ module.exports.now = function() {
   return Date.now();
 };
 
-module.exports.delimiter = '|||';
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports.delimiter = '---';
use Firebase-friendly delimiter; note that Firebase does not like . or # which are in almost all selectors