diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 71eeac68..d75a60db 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int ReadLineFromFile(void)
 	}
 	l = DBufLen(&buf);
 	if (l && (DBufValue(&buf)[l-1] == '\\')) {
-	    DBufValue(&buf)[l-1] = 0;
+	    DBufValue(&buf)[l-1] = '\n';
 	    if (DBufPuts(&LineBuffer, DBufValue(&buf)) != OK) {
 		DBufFree(&buf);
 		DBufFree(&LineBuffer);
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 163b0c19..cc59a905 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ int ParseChar(ParsePtr p, int *err, int peek)
 		return *(p->pos++);
 	    }
 	}
+	p->expr_happened = 1;
 	p->pos++;
 	r = EvalExpr(&(p->pos), &val);
 	if (r) {
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ void CreateParser(char const *s, ParsePtr p)
     p->etext = NULL;
     p->allownested = 1;
     p->tokenPushed = NULL;
+    p->expr_happened = 0;
     DBufInit(&p->pushedToken);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 5428f387..fbd002fa 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* The parse pointer */
 typedef struct {
-    char isnested;        /* Is it a nested expression? */
+    char isnested;              /* Is it a nested expression? */
     char allownested;
     char const *text;           /* Start of text */
     char const *pos;            /* Current position */
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char const *epos;           /* Position in substituted text */
     DynamicBuffer pushedToken;	/* Pushed-back token */
     char const *tokenPushed;	/* NULL if no pushed-back token */
+    char expr_happened;         /* Did we encounter an [expression] ? */
 } Parser;
 
 typedef Parser *ParsePtr;  /* Pointer to parser structure */