diff --git a/radio/src/storage/yaml/yaml_parser.cpp b/radio/src/storage/yaml/yaml_parser.cpp
index 861e63c69..743760ce8 100644
--- a/radio/src/storage/yaml/yaml_parser.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/storage/yaml/yaml_parser.cpp
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ YamlParser::parse(const char* buffer, unsigned int size)
                 state = ps_ValEsc2;
                 break;
             }
-            //TODO: more escapes needed???
-            TRACE_YAML("unknown escape char '%c'",*c);
-            return DONE_PARSING;
+            CONCAT_STR(scratch_buf, scratch_len, *c);
+            state = ps_ValQuo;
+            break;
 
         case ps_ValEsc2:
             if(scratch_len >= MAX_STR) {