diff --git a/lib/jazz/compiler.js b/lib/jazz/compiler.js
index 0190069..bdaf2b6 100644
--- a/lib/jazz/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/jazz/compiler.js
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class CompilerJS {
 
     if (expr.constructor === ast.Str) {
       return `"${expr.value
+        .replace(/\\/g, "\\\\")
         .replace(/\r/g, "\\r")
         .replace(/\n/g, "\\n")
         .replace(/\t/g, "\\t")