diff --git a/markdownrunner.py b/markdownrunner.py
index 7566808..9eeb50e 100755
--- a/markdownrunner.py
+++ b/markdownrunner.py
@@ -60,10 +60,15 @@ def parse_snippet(s: Tuple[str, str]) -> Sequence[Command]:
 
 	# The original context should be mentioned for all hunks
 	context = s[0]
+
+	snippet = s[1]
 	
+	# Fix line-breaks
+	# FIXME: nonsystematic and ad hoc
+	snippet = snippet.replace('\\\n', '')
 	
 	# We now check the separate lines and possibly tweak them (e.g. by removing sudo-s)
-	lines = s[1].split('\n')
+	lines = snippet.split('\n')
 	global directory
 	result = []
 	for line in lines: