diff --git a/chat_system.c b/chat_system.c
index d9e25fd..e4008ba 100644
--- a/chat_system.c
+++ b/chat_system.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static char *encapsulate_quote(char *in) {
 	int i;
 	int j = 0;
 	for (i=0;i<strlen(in);i++) {
-		if (in[j] == '\"') {
+		if (in[j] == '\"' || in[j] == '\\') {
 			out[i++] = '\\';
 		}
 		out[i] = in[j];
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void chat_system(struct user_record *user) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	jsmn_init(&parser);
+
 
 	row_at = 0;
 	line_at = 0;
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ void chat_system(struct user_record *user) {
 				}
 
 				// json parse
+				jsmn_init(&parser);				
                 // we got some data from a client
                 r = jsmn_parse(&parser, readbuffer, len, tokens, sizeof(tokens)/sizeof(tokens[0]));
      
diff --git a/utils/magichat/main.c b/utils/magichat/main.c
index 6755db7..cf5049c 100644
--- a/utils/magichat/main.c
+++ b/utils/magichat/main.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     c = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 
-    jsmn_init(&parser);
 
     while (1) {
         read_fds = master;
@@ -165,6 +164,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                         FD_CLR(i, &master); // remove from master set
                     } else {
                         // we got some data from a client
+
+                        jsmn_init(&parser);                        
                         r = jsmn_parse(&parser, buf, nbytes, tokens, sizeof(tokens)/sizeof(tokens[0]));
      
                         if (r < 0) {