1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 763408b1..5106ae46 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -130,7 +130,13 @@ tag_put(const char *s, int prio, size_t line)
 	size_t			 len;
 	unsigned int		 slot;
 
-	if (tag_files.tfd <= 0 || strchr(s, ' ') != NULL)
+	/* Sanity checks. */
+
+	if (tag_files.tfd <= 0)
+		return;
+	if (s[0] == '\\' && (s[1] == '&' || s[1] == 'e'))
+		s += 2;
+	if (*s == '\0' || strchr(s, ' ') != NULL)
 		return;
 
 	slot = ohash_qlookup(&tag_data, s);