diff --git a/lib/src/sql/script.rs b/lib/src/sql/script.rs
index 48e0bff5..59f39619 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/script.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/script.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@ use crate::sql::comment::{block, slash};
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
 use crate::sql::strand::no_nul_bytes;
 use nom::branch::alt;
-use nom::bytes::complete::escaped;
-use nom::bytes::complete::is_not;
-use nom::bytes::complete::tag;
-use nom::character::complete::char;
-use nom::character::complete::multispace0;
+use nom::bytes::complete::{escaped, is_not, tag};
+use nom::character::complete::{anychar, char, multispace0};
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
-use nom::multi::many0;
-use nom::multi::many1;
+use nom::multi::{many0, many1};
 use nom::sequence::delimited;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
@@ -101,19 +97,19 @@ fn script_string(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, &str> {
 		},
 		|i| {
 			let (i, _) = char(SINGLE)(i)?;
-			let (i, v) = escaped(is_not(SINGLE_ESC_NUL), '\\', char(SINGLE))(i)?;
+			let (i, v) = escaped(is_not(SINGLE_ESC_NUL), '\\', anychar)(i)?;
 			let (i, _) = char(SINGLE)(i)?;
 			Ok((i, v))
 		},
 		|i| {
 			let (i, _) = char(DOUBLE)(i)?;
-			let (i, v) = escaped(is_not(DOUBLE_ESC_NUL), '\\', char(DOUBLE))(i)?;
+			let (i, v) = escaped(is_not(DOUBLE_ESC_NUL), '\\', anychar)(i)?;
 			let (i, _) = char(DOUBLE)(i)?;
 			Ok((i, v))
 		},
 		|i| {
 			let (i, _) = char(BACKTICK)(i)?;
-			let (i, v) = escaped(is_not(BACKTICK_ESC_NUL), '\\', char(BACKTICK))(i)?;
+			let (i, v) = escaped(is_not(BACKTICK_ESC_NUL), '\\', anychar)(i)?;
 			let (i, _) = char(BACKTICK)(i)?;
 			Ok((i, v))
 		},
diff --git a/lib/tests/script.rs b/lib/tests/script.rs
index be175fe5..cd297df9 100644
--- a/lib/tests/script.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/script.rs
@@ -39,18 +39,20 @@ async fn script_function_error() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn script_function_simple() -> Result<(), Error> {
-	let sql = "
+	let sql = r#"
 		CREATE person:test SET scores = function() {
 			return [6.6, 8.4, 7.3].map(v => v * 10);
+		}, bio = function() {
+			return "Line 1\nLine 2";
 		};
-	";
+	"#;
 	let dbs = Datastore::new("memory").await?;
 	let ses = Session::for_kv().with_ns("test").with_db("test");
 	let res = &mut dbs.execute(sql, &ses, None).await?;
 	assert_eq!(res.len(), 1);
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
-	let val = Value::parse("[{ id: person:test, scores: [66, 84, 73] }]");
+	let val = Value::parse(r#"[{ bio: "Line 1\nLine 2", id: person:test, scores: [66, 84, 73] }]"#);
 	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
 	//
 	Ok(())