diff --git a/backends/jny/jny.cc b/backends/jny/jny.cc
index 763d186ac..8025d42d2 100644
--- a/backends/jny/jny.cc
+++ b/backends/jny/jny.cc
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ struct JnyWriter
             for(; itr != str.end(); ++itr) {
                 switch (*itr) {
                     case '\\': {
-                        newstr += *itr++;
-                        newstr += *itr;
+                        newstr += "\\\\";
                         break;
                     } case '\n': {
                         newstr += "\\n";