diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8267474..e3dcdc6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 1.1.0
+VERSION = 1.1.1
 
 APP      := subst
 PACKAGES := $(shell go list -f {{.Dir}} ./...)
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ GOFILES  := $(wildcard $(GOFILES))
 
 .PHONY: clean release release-ci release-manual docker docker-latest README.md
 
-clean: 
+clean:
 	rm -rf binaries/
 	rm -rf release/
 
 release-ci: README.md zip
 
 release: README.md
-	git reset
 	git add README.md
 	git add Makefile
 	git commit -am "Release $(VERSION)" || true
@@ -45,48 +44,48 @@ binaries: binaries/osx_x86_64/$(APP) binaries/windows_x86_64/$(APP).exe binaries
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_osx_x86_64.zip: binaries/osx_x86_64/$(APP)
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/osx_x86_64 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_osx_x86_64.zip $(APP)
-	
+
 binaries/osx_x86_64/$(APP): $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/osx_x86_64/$(APP)
 
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_windows_x86_64.zip: binaries/windows_x86_64/$(APP).exe
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/windows_x86_64 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_windows_x86_64.zip $(APP).exe
-	
+
 binaries/windows_x86_64/$(APP).exe: $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/windows_x86_64/$(APP).exe
 
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_linux_x86_64.zip: binaries/linux_x86_64/$(APP)
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/linux_x86_64 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_linux_x86_64.zip $(APP)
-	
+
 binaries/linux_x86_64/$(APP): $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/linux_x86_64/$(APP)
 
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_osx_x86_32.zip: binaries/osx_x86_32/$(APP)
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/osx_x86_32 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_osx_x86_32.zip $(APP)
-	
+
 binaries/osx_x86_32/$(APP): $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/osx_x86_32/$(APP)
 
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_windows_x86_32.zip: binaries/windows_x86_32/$(APP).exe
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/windows_x86_32 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_windows_x86_32.zip $(APP).exe
-	
+
 binaries/windows_x86_32/$(APP).exe: $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/windows_x86_32/$(APP).exe
 
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_linux_x86_32.zip: binaries/linux_x86_32/$(APP)
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/linux_x86_32 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_linux_x86_32.zip $(APP)
-	
+
 binaries/linux_x86_32/$(APP): $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/linux_x86_32/$(APP)
 
 release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_linux_arm64.zip: binaries/linux_arm64/$(APP)
 	mkdir -p release
 	cd ./binaries/linux_arm64 && zip -r -D ../../release/$(APP)_$(VERSION)_linux_arm64.zip $(APP)
-	
+
 binaries/linux_arm64/$(APP): $(GOFILES)
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o binaries/linux_arm64/$(APP)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06b5e15..92d1b53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 - [Get it](#get-it)
 - [Use it](#use-it)
-    - [Examples](#examples)
+  - [Examples](#examples)
 - [Comments](#comments)
 
 <!-- /TOC -->
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ Using go get:
 go get -u github.com/sgreben/subst
 ```
 
-Or [download the binary](https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/latest) from the releases page. 
+Or [download the binary](https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/latest) from the releases page.
 
 ```bash
 # Linux
-curl -LO https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/download/1.1.0/subst_1.1.0_linux_x86_64.zip
-unzip subst_1.1.0_linux_x86_64.zip
+curl -LO https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/download/1.1.1/subst_1.1.1_linux_x86_64.zip
+unzip subst_1.1.1_linux_x86_64.zip
 
 # OS X
-curl -LO https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/download/1.1.0/subst_1.1.0_osx_x86_64.zip
-unzip subst_1.1.0_osx_x86_64.zip
+curl -LO https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/download/1.1.1/subst_1.1.1_osx_x86_64.zip
+unzip subst_1.1.1_osx_x86_64.zip
 
 # Windows
-curl -LO https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/download/1.1.0/subst_1.1.0_windows_x86_64.zip
-unzip subst_1.1.0_windows_x86_64.zip
+curl -LO https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/download/1.1.1/subst_1.1.1_windows_x86_64.zip
+unzip subst_1.1.1_windows_x86_64.zip
 ```
 
 ## Use it
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ comment: $COMMENT
 $ cat template.yaml | subst -q NAME=jp  URL=github.com/sgreben/jp COMMENT=
 name: jp
 url: github.com/sgreben/jp
-comment: 
+comment:
 
-$ cat template.yaml | subst -q NAME=jp 
+$ cat template.yaml | subst -q NAME=jp
 name: jp
 url: $URL
 comment: $COMMENT
 
-$ cat template.yaml | subst -q -unknown=empty NAME=jp 
+$ cat template.yaml | subst -q -unknown=empty NAME=jp
 name: jp
-url: 
-comment: 
+url:
+comment:
 ```
 
 Without the `-q` flag, `subst` also prints to stderr:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ To ignore occurrences of defined variables, you can define an escape string usin
 
 ```shell
 $ echo 'unescaped: $X, ${X}. escaped: \$X, \${X}.' | subst -escape '\' X=value
-unescaped: value, value. escaped: \$X, \${X}.
+unescaped: value, value. escaped: $X, ${X}.
 ```
 
 ## Comments
diff --git a/README.template.md b/README.template.md
index a03017a..e016916 100644
--- a/README.template.md
+++ b/README.template.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 - [Get it](#get-it)
 - [Use it](#use-it)
-    - [Examples](#examples)
+  - [Examples](#examples)
 - [Comments](#comments)
 
 <!-- /TOC -->
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Using go get:
 go get -u github.com/sgreben/subst
 ```
 
-Or [download the binary](https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/latest) from the releases page. 
+Or [download the binary](https://github.com/sgreben/subst/releases/latest) from the releases page.
 
 ```bash
 # Linux
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ comment: $COMMENT
 $ cat template.yaml | subst -q NAME=jp  URL=github.com/sgreben/jp COMMENT=
 name: jp
 url: github.com/sgreben/jp
-comment: 
+comment:
 
-$ cat template.yaml | subst -q NAME=jp 
+$ cat template.yaml | subst -q NAME=jp
 name: jp
 url: $URL
 comment: $COMMENT
 
-$ cat template.yaml | subst -q -unknown=empty NAME=jp 
+$ cat template.yaml | subst -q -unknown=empty NAME=jp
 name: jp
-url: 
-comment: 
+url:
+comment:
 ```
 
 Without the `-q` flag, `subst` also prints to stderr:
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ To ignore occurrences of defined variables, you can define an escape string usin
 
 ```shell
 $ echo 'unescaped: $X, ${X}. escaped: \$X, \${X}.' | subst -escape '\' X=value
-unescaped: value, value. escaped: \$X, \${X}.
+unescaped: value, value. escaped: $X, ${X}.
 ```
 
 ## Comments
 
-Feel free to [leave a comment](https://github.com/sgreben/subst/issues/1) or create an issue.
\ No newline at end of file
+Feel free to [leave a comment](https://github.com/sgreben/subst/issues/1) or create an issue.
diff --git a/expand.go b/expand.go
index b763f63..055c28d 100644
--- a/expand.go
+++ b/expand.go
@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@ func expand(s, escape string, mapping func(string) string) string {
 	for j := 0; j < len(s); j++ {
 		if shouldEscape {
 			if j+len(escaped) < len(s) && s[j:j+len(escaped)] == escaped {
-				j += len(escaped)
+				buf = append(buf, s[i:j]...)
+				buf = append(buf, s[j+len(escape):j+len(escaped)]...)
+				i = j + len(escaped)
+				j = i
 				continue
 			}
 		}
 		if s[j] == '$' && j+1 < len(s) {
 			buf = append(buf, s[i:j]...)
 			name, w := variableName(s[j+1:])
-			buf = append(buf, mapping(name)...)
+			value := mapping(name)
+			buf = append(buf, value...)
 			j += w
 			i = j + 1
 		}