diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0294483b..719ab4ac 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+  - fix accidently slurped line following a triple-quoted value in a
+    config-file (messju)
   - change default for use_sub_dirs to false (messju)
   - fix quoting of values in smarty_function_popup() (messju)
   - fix handling of hidden sections in Config_File (messju)
diff --git a/libs/Config_File.class.php b/libs/Config_File.class.php
index f156157b..33ecc7dd 100644
--- a/libs/Config_File.class.php
+++ b/libs/Config_File.class.php
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class Config_File {
                             $var_value .= $lines[$i++];
                         } else {
                             /* end of multiline-value */
-                            $var_value .= substr($lines[$i++], 0, $pos);
+                            $var_value .= substr($lines[$i], 0, $pos);
                             break;
                         }
                     }