diff --git a/src_main/io_devices/piconfig.cpp b/src_main/io_devices/piconfig.cpp
index edd71692..4ed67559 100755
--- a/src_main/io_devices/piconfig.cpp
+++ b/src_main/io_devices/piconfig.cpp
@@ -759,9 +759,9 @@ void PIConfig::parse() {
 			comm = "";
 		}
 
-		if (str.endsWith("\\")) {
+		if (str.endsWith(" \\")) {
 			isMultiline = true;
-			str.cutRight(1).trim();
+			str.cutRight(2).trim();
 		} else
 			isMultiline = false;
 
@@ -769,10 +769,11 @@ void PIConfig::parse() {
 			wasMultiline = false;
 			if (ce) {
 				ce->_value += str;
-				ce->_all += "\\\n" + all;
+				ce->_all += " \\\n" + all;
 			}
 			str.clear();
-		}
+		} else
+			ce = 0;
 		wasMultiline = isMultiline;
 
 		//piCout << "[PIConfig] str" << str.size() << str << str.toUTF8();