diff --git a/Parsedown.php b/Parsedown.php
index fad7739..e667b3f 100755
--- a/Parsedown.php
+++ b/Parsedown.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Parsedown
 			{
 				if (strpos($text, $escape_sequence) !== FALSE)
 				{
-					$code = "\x1A".'\\'.$index;
+					$code = "\x1A".'\\'.$index.';';
 
 					$text = str_replace($escape_sequence, $code, $text);