diff --git a/src/wtf/wtf.c b/src/wtf/wtf.c
index 6f0c096e..9e8dae76 100644
--- a/src/wtf/wtf.c
+++ b/src/wtf/wtf.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static ErrorStr parse_string(WtfReader* ctx, char** dest)
 	
 	char next;
 	int escape = 0;
-	while(next = peek_char(ctx), ((escape || next != '"') && next != '\0')) {
+	while(next = *ctx->input, ((escape || next != '"') && next != '\0')) {
 		if(!escape) {
 			if(next == '\\') {
 				escape = 1;
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static ErrorStr parse_string(WtfReader* ctx, char** dest)
 		} else {
 			escape = 0;
 		}
-		advance(ctx);
+		ctx->input++;
 	}
 	
 	if(next == '\0') {
diff --git a/src/wtf/wtf_writer.cpp b/src/wtf/wtf_writer.cpp
index 3df7e545..5dfcf1ab 100644
--- a/src/wtf/wtf_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/wtf/wtf_writer.cpp
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ void wtf_write_string(WtfWriter* ctx, const char* string, const char* string_end
 	*ctx->dest += '"';
 	for (; string < string_end; string++) {
 		if (*string == '\t') {
-			*ctx->dest += "\\\t";
+			*ctx->dest += "\\t";
 		} else if (*string == '\n') {
-			*ctx->dest += "\\\n";
+			*ctx->dest += "\\n";
 		} else if (*string == '\"') {
 			*ctx->dest += "\\\"";
 		} else if (*string == '\\') {