diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 36438c7ca..b8fac13a8 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ int pcli_parse_request(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, char **errmsg, int
 		while (p+reql < end) {
 			/* handle escaping */
 			if (p[reql] == '\\') {
-				reql++;
+				reql+=2;
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (p[reql] == ';' || p[reql] == '\n') {