diff --git a/humanscript b/humanscript
index c8115fe..34da225 100755
--- a/humanscript
+++ b/humanscript
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ $(cat "${humanscript_path}")
 ### Output script:"
 
 # Format JSON payload
-stringified_system_prompt=$(echo "${system_prompt}"| jq -sRr @json)
-stringified_user_prompt=$(echo "${user_prompt}"| jq -sRr @json)
+function json_string() {
+    echo "${1}" | jq --raw-input --raw-output --slurp @json
+}
 data=$(echo '{
     "model": "'$HUMANSCRIPT_MODEL'",
     "messages": [
-        {"role": "system", "content": '$stringified_system_prompt'},
-        {"role": "user", "content": '$stringified_user_prompt'}
+        {"role": "system", "content": '$(json_string "${system_prompt}")'},
+        {"role": "user", "content": '$(json_string "${user_prompt}")'}
     ],
     "temperature": 0.7,
     "max_tokens": 1000,