diff --git a/include/inja/lexer.hpp b/include/inja/lexer.hpp
index e0fb574..789c61a 100644
--- a/include/inja/lexer.hpp
+++ b/include/inja/lexer.hpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class Lexer {
       }
       const char ch = m_in[pos++];
       if (ch == '\\') {
-        escape = true;
+        escape = !escape;
       } else if (!escape && ch == m_in[tok_start]) {
         break;
       } else {
diff --git a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
index 3fdc0f7..64f9957 100644
--- a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
+++ b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ class Lexer {
       }
       const char ch = m_in[pos++];
       if (ch == '\\') {
-        escape = true;
+        escape = !escape;
       } else if (!escape && ch == m_in[tok_start]) {
         break;
       } else {