diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/CommandData.java b/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/CommandData.java
index b90e8ac..06e59d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/CommandData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/CommandData.java
@@ -55,20 +55,22 @@ public String getCommand(String name) {
     StringBuilder newString = new StringBuilder();
 
     for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < command.length(); i++) {
-      if (command.charAt(i) == tokenStr.charAt(j)) {
+      if (command.charAt(i) == tokenStr.charAt(j) && (i == 0 || command.charAt(i - 1) != '\\')) {
         positions[j] = i;
         j++;
       }
 
       if (j == positions.length) {
-        String segment = command.substring(last, positions[0]);
+        String segment = command.substring(last, positions[0]).replaceAll("\\\\\\{", "{")
+            .replaceAll("\\\\}", "}");
         newString.append(segment).append(name);
         last = i + 1;
         j = 0;
       }
     }
 
-    newString.append(command, last, command.length());
+    newString.append(command.substring(last).replaceAll("\\\\\\{", "{")
+        .replaceAll("\\\\}", "}"));
 
     return newString.toString();
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/listener/CommandListener.java b/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/listener/CommandListener.java
index 0d3b58b..ff39961 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/listener/CommandListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/listener/CommandListener.java
@@ -325,16 +325,16 @@ private List<String> parseForStrings(String[] args) {
 
     for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
       char c = text.charAt(i);
-      if (sb == null && c == '"') {
+      if (sb == null && c == '"' && (i == 0 || text.charAt(i - 1) != '\\')) {
         sb = new StringBuilder();
       } else if (sb != null) {
-        if (c == '"') {
+        if (c == '"' && text.charAt(i - 1) != '\\') {
           String str = sb.toString();
           if (str.length() > 0) {
             strings.add(str);
           }
           sb = null;
-        } else {
+        } else if (i == text.length() - 1 || text.charAt(i) != '\\' || text.charAt(i + 1) != '"') {
           sb.append(c);
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/Message.java b/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/Message.java
index 79c7509..bede347 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/Message.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class Message implements IMessage {
 
     int tokens = 0;
     for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < message.length(); i++) {
-      if (message.charAt(i) == tokenStr.charAt(j)) {
+      if (message.charAt(i) == tokenStr.charAt(j) && (i == 0 || message.charAt(i - 1) != '\\')) {
         j++;
       }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ private String replaceAndColorize(String... args) {
     StringBuilder newString = new StringBuilder();
     StringBuilder formatCodes = new StringBuilder();
     for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < message.length(); i++) {
-      if (message.charAt(i) == tokenStr.charAt(j)) {
+      if (message.charAt(i) == tokenStr.charAt(j) && (i == 0 || message.charAt(i - 1) != '\\')) {
         positions[j] = i;
         j++;
       }
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ private String replaceAndColorize(String... args) {
       if (j == positions.length) {
         if (args.length > tokens) {
           String tokenFormat = message.substring(positions[0] + 1, positions[1]);
-          String segment = message.substring(last, positions[0]);
+          String segment = message.substring(last, positions[0]).replaceAll("\\\\\\{", "{")
+              .replaceAll("\\\\}", "}");
           String previousFormat = ChatColor.getLastColors(segment);
           formatCodes.append(previousFormat);
           newString.append(segment);
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ private String replaceAndColorize(String... args) {
       }
     }
 
-    newString.append(message, last, message.length());
+    newString.append(message.substring(last).replaceAll("\\\\\\{", "{")
+        .replaceAll("\\\\}", "}"));
 
     return newString.toString();
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/command/CommandDataTest.java b/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/command/CommandDataTest.java
index ebe1eb5..b7b8ce8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/command/CommandDataTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/data/command/CommandDataTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ void replace() {
 
     data = new CommandData("{}st {}st", "");
     assertEquals("test test", data.getCommand("te"));
-  }
 
+    data = new CommandData("{} \\{\\} {}", "");
+    assertEquals("test {} test", data.getCommand("test"));
+
+    data = new CommandData("\\{\\} {} \\{\\}", "");
+    assertEquals("{} test {}", data.getCommand("test"));
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/MessageTest.java b/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/MessageTest.java
index 51464ce..da75202 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/MessageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/snowypeaksystems/mobactions/util/MessageTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ void replace() {
     assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, message::replace);
     assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, message::replace);
 
+    message = new Message("{} \\{\\} {}");
+    assertEquals("test {} test", message.replace("test", "test"));
+    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, message::replace);
+
+    message = new Message("\\{\\} {} \\{\\}");
+    assertEquals("{} test {}", message.replace("test"));
+
     message = new Message("&ctest {} test");
     assertEquals(
         ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "&ctest test test"),