diff --git a/src/text.moon b/src/text.moon
index 8fef554..29c67b9 100644
--- a/src/text.moon
+++ b/src/text.moon
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ word_wrap = (text, max_width) ->
 	line = ""
 	for i=2, #colored, 2 -- Skip over the colors themselves
 		words = split(colored[i], " ")
-		line = line..words[1]
-		last_color = colored[i-1]
-		for j=2, #words
-			tmp = line.." "..words[j]
-			if font\getWidth(tmp) > max_width
-				table.insert(list[l], last_color)
-				table.insert(list[l], line)
-				l += 1
-				table.insert(list, {})
-				line = words[j]
-			else line = tmp
+		if #words > 0
+			line = line..words[1]
+			last_color = colored[i-1]
+			for j=2, #words
+				tmp = line.." "..words[j]
+				if font\getWidth(tmp) > max_width
+					table.insert(list[l], last_color)
+					table.insert(list[l], line)
+					l += 1
+					table.insert(list, {})
+					line = words[j]
+				else line = tmp
+			if #words > 1 then line = line.." "
 		table.insert(list[l], last_color)
 		table.insert(list[l], line)
 		line = ""
diff --git a/src/text_color.moon b/src/text_color.moon
index 877b51a..b1c8f42 100644
--- a/src/text_color.moon
+++ b/src/text_color.moon
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ color_map = {
 	"x1b[37;1m": rgb(236, 239, 244)
 }
 colorify = (str, i=1, last_color=reset, result={}) ->
-	s, e = str\find("x1b%[%d*;*%dm", i)
+	s, e = str\find("\\*x1b%[%d*;*%dm", i)
 	if s == nil
 		table.insert(result, last_color)
 		table.insert(result, str\sub(i, -1))
 		return result
-	color = color_map[str\sub(s, e)]
+	offset = 0
+	if str\sub(s, s) == "\\" --remove the backslash
+		offset = 1
+	color = color_map[str\sub(s + offset, e)]
 	if i != s
 		table.insert(result, last_color)
 		table.insert(result, str\sub(i, s - 1))