diff --git a/src/preserves/parse.nim b/src/preserves/parse.nim
index e12bdf1..cf91b2d 100644
--- a/src/preserves/parse.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/parse.nim
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ proc parsePreserves*(text: string): Preserve[void] {.gcsafe.} =
       pushStack Value(kind: pkSignedInteger, int: parseInt($0))
 
     Preserves.String <- Preserves.String:
-      pushStack Value(kind: pkString, string: unescape($0))
+      pushStack Value(kind: pkString, string: unescape($0).replace("\\n", "\n"))
 
     Preserves.charByteString <- Preserves.charByteString:
       let s = unescape($1)