diff --git a/nginxfmt.py b/nginxfmt.py
index 0fbd797..0ed26d1 100755
--- a/nginxfmt.py
+++ b/nginxfmt.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import re
 
 __author__ = "Michał Słomkowski"
 __license__ = "Apache 2.0"
-__version__ = "1.0.1"
+__version__ = "1.0.2"
 
 INDENTATION = ' ' * 4
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def strip_variable_template_tags(line: str) -> str:
                   flags=re.UNICODE)
 
 
-def clean_lines(orig_lines):
+def clean_lines(orig_lines) -> list:
     """Strips the lines and splits them if they contain curly brackets."""
     cleaned_lines = []
     for line in orig_lines:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def clean_lines(orig_lines):
                 cleaned_lines.append(strip_variable_template_tags(line))
             else:
                 cleaned_lines.extend(
-                    [strip_variable_template_tags(l).strip() for l in re.split(r"([{\\}])", line) if l != ""])
+                    [strip_variable_template_tags(l).strip() for l in re.split(r"([{}])", line) if l != ""])
 
     return cleaned_lines
 
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ def perform_indentation(lines):
 
 def format_config_contents(contents):
     """Accepts the string containing nginx configuration and returns formatted one. Adds newline at the end."""
-    lines = clean_lines(contents.splitlines())
+    lines = contents.splitlines()
+    lines = clean_lines(lines)
     lines = join_opening_bracket(lines)
     lines = perform_indentation(lines)
 
diff --git a/test_nginxfmt.py b/test_nginxfmt.py
index 4daa13e..9018cd4 100644
--- a/test_nginxfmt.py
+++ b/test_nginxfmt.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(["foo", "bar {", "johan {", "tee", "ka", "}"],
                          join_opening_bracket(("foo", "bar {", "johan", "{", "tee", "ka", "}")))
 
-    def test_clear_lines(self):
+    def test_clean_lines(self):
         self.assertEqual(["ala", "ma", "{", "kota", "}", "to;", "", "ook"],
                          clean_lines(("ala", "ma  {", "kota", "}", "to;", "", "ook")))
 
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(["{", "ala", "# ma  {{", "kota", "}", "to", "}", "# }"],
                          clean_lines(("{", "ala  ", "# ma  {{", "  kota ", "}", " to} ", "# }")))
 
+        self.assertEqual(["location ~ /\.ht", "{"], clean_lines(["location ~ /\.ht {", ]))
+
     def test_perform_indentation(self):
         self.assertEqual([
             "foo bar {",
@@ -161,6 +163,21 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
                                '}\n' +
                                '# in my line\n')
 
+    def test_backslash(self):
+        self._check_formatting('location ~ /\.ht {\n' +
+                               'deny all;\n' +
+                               '}',
+                               'location ~ /\.ht {\n' +
+                               '    deny all;\n' +
+                               '}\n')
+
+        self._check_formatting(' tag { wt  ~  /\.ht \t "my ${var} and  ~  /\.ht \tother ${ variable_name   }  "; }\n' +
+                               '# in my line\n',
+                               'tag {\n' +
+                               '    wt ~ /\.ht "my ${var} and  ~  /\.ht \tother ${variable_name}  ";\n' +
+                               '}\n' +
+                               '# in my line\n')
+
     def test_loading_utf8_file(self):
         tmp_file = tempfile.mkstemp('utf-8')[1]
         shutil.copy('test-files/umlaut-utf8.conf', tmp_file)