diff --git a/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/misc/LogicStatementProcessor.java b/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/misc/LogicStatementProcessor.java
index 2a7f7034e1..eca5d84387 100644
--- a/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/misc/LogicStatementProcessor.java
+++ b/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/misc/LogicStatementProcessor.java
@@ -71,22 +71,17 @@ public class LogicStatementProcessor extends BaseProcessor{
 
                 writer.addStatement("out.append(\" \")");
                 writer.addStatement("out.append((($T)obj).$L$L)", c.mirror(), field.name(),
-                    field.mirror().toString().equals("java.lang.String") ?
-                        ".replace(\"\\n\", \"\\\\n\")" :
-                        Seq.with(typeu.directSupertypes(field.mirror())).contains(t -> t.toString().contains("java.lang.Enum")) ? ".name()" :
-                        "");
+                    Seq.with(typeu.directSupertypes(field.mirror())).contains(t -> t.toString().contains("java.lang.Enum")) ? ".name()" :
+                    "");
 
                 //reading primitives, strings and enums is supported; nothing else is
-                reader.addStatement("if(tokens.length > $L) result.$L = $L(tokens[$L])$L",
+                reader.addStatement("if(tokens.length > $L) result.$L = $L(tokens[$L])",
                 index + 1,
                 field.name(),
                 field.mirror().toString().equals("java.lang.String") ?
                 "" : (field.tname().isPrimitive() ? field.tname().box().toString() :
                 field.mirror().toString()) + ".valueOf", //if it's not a string, it must have a valueOf method
-                index + 1,
-                    field.mirror().toString().equals("java.lang.String") ?
-                    ".replace(\"\\\\n\", \"\\n\")" :
-                    ""
+                index + 1
                 );
 
                 index ++;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/logic/LAssembler.java b/core/src/mindustry/logic/LAssembler.java
index 699b965c77..8ac7481dd0 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/logic/LAssembler.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/logic/LAssembler.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class LAssembler{
                         if(c == '"'){
                             inString = !inString;
                         }else if(c == ' ' && !inString){
-                            tokens.add(line.substring(lastIdx, i).replace("\\n", "\n"));
+                            tokens.add(line.substring(lastIdx, i));
                             lastIdx = i + 1;
                         }
                     }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class LAssembler{
 
         //string case
         if(symbol.startsWith("\"") && symbol.endsWith("\"")){
-            return putConst("___" + symbol, symbol.substring(1, symbol.length() - 1)).id;
+            return putConst("___" + symbol, symbol.substring(1, symbol.length() - 1).replace("\\n", "\n")).id;
         }
 
         try{