diff --git a/__fixtures/config/withExpressions.js b/__fixtures/config/withExpressions.js
index dc2d9f6..0292727 100644
--- a/__fixtures/config/withExpressions.js
+++ b/__fixtures/config/withExpressions.js
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
     baz: '4',
     array: [
         Boolean(100 + 500 * 1)
-    ]
+    ],
+    specials: /\n\t\r/g,
+    extraSlash: /\, \, \\/g
 };
diff --git a/src/fsUtils.test.ts b/src/fsUtils.test.ts
index 13ce70f..06a456a 100644
--- a/src/fsUtils.test.ts
+++ b/src/fsUtils.test.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ describe("fsUtils", () => {
                 bar: 4,
                 baz: "4",
                 array: ["__expression: Boolean(100 + 500 * 1)"],
+                specials: "__expression: /\n\t\r/g",
+                extraSlash: "__expression: /\\, \\, \\\\/g",
             } as unknown as HermioneConfig;
 
             await expectConfig(withExpressionsConfig, configs["withExpressions"]);
diff --git a/src/fsUtils.ts b/src/fsUtils.ts
index ececde4..8f7549e 100644
--- a/src/fsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/fsUtils.ts
@@ -67,11 +67,15 @@ export const writeHermioneConfig = async (dirPath: string, hermioneConfig: Hermi
         const quote = template.quote;
         const expressionRegExp = new RegExp(`${quote}__expression: (.*)${quote}(,?)$`, "gm");
 
-        // unescapes and restores double quotes in expressions
-        const withRestoredQuotesConfigStr = configStr.replace(expressionRegExp, match => match.replace(/\\"/g, '"'));
+        const repairQuotes = (match: string): string => match.replace(/\\"/g, '"');
+        const repairSlash = (match: string): string => match.replace(/\\\\/g, "\\");
+
+        const repairedConfig = configStr
+            .replace(expressionRegExp, repairQuotes) // unescapes and restores double quotes in expressions
+            .replace(expressionRegExp, repairSlash); // restores '\\' in expressions
 
         // strings like '__expression: <expression>' are turned into <expression>
-        return withRestoredQuotesConfigStr.replace(expressionRegExp, "$1$2");
+        return repairedConfig.replace(expressionRegExp, "$1$2");
     };
 
     const getObjectRepr = _.flow([toIndentedJson, withComments, withReplacedQuotes, withExpressions]);