diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index d22cee52..a08201be 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
 			foreach($_match as $_var) {
                 $var_expr = str_replace ($_var, '".' . $this->_parse_var(str_replace('`','',$_var)) . '."', $var_expr);
 			}
-            $_return = preg_replace('!\.""|""\.!', '', $var_expr);
+            $_return = preg_replace('%\.""|(?<!\\\\)""\.%', '', $var_expr);
 		} else {
 			$_return = $var_expr;
 		}