diff --git a/tasks/lib/compiler.js b/tasks/lib/compiler.js
index 619f40d..31bb97b 100644
--- a/tasks/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/tasks/lib/compiler.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ module.exports.init = function(grunt) {
   var concat = function(options, files, callback) {
     grunt.util.async.concatSeries(files, function(file, next) {
       var id        = (options.prepend || '') + path.relative(options.base || '.', file).replace( /\\/g, '/');
-      var template  = '\n  $templateCache.put("<%= id %>",\n    "<%= content %>"\n  );\n';
-      var cleaned   = grunt.file.read(file).replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/\r?\n/g, '" +\n    "');
+      var template  = '\n  $templateCache.put("<%= id %>",\n    <%= content %>\n  );\n';
+      var cleaned   = grunt.file.read(file).split(/^/gm).map(function(line) { return JSON.stringify(line); }).join(' +\n    ');
       var cached    = process(template, id, cleaned);
 
       next(null, cached);
diff --git a/test/expected/multiple.js b/test/expected/multiple.js
index e665c43..6f1d8fe 100644
--- a/test/expected/multiple.js
+++ b/test/expected/multiple.js
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 angular.module("multiple").run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
 
   $templateCache.put("multiple/one.html",
-    "<h1>One</h1>" +
-    "" +
-    "<p>I am one.</p>" +
-    "" +
-    "<script>" +
-    "  // Test" +
-    "  /* comments */" +
-    "  var foo = 'bar';" +
-    "</script>" +
-    ""
+    "<h1>One</h1>\n" +
+    "\n" +
+    "<p>I am one.</p>\n" +
+    "\n" +
+    "<script>\n" +
+    "  // Test\n" +
+    "  /* comments */\n" +
+    "  var foo = 'bar';\n" +
+    "</script>\n"
   );
 
   $templateCache.put("multiple/two/two.html",
-    "<h2>Two</h2>" +
-    "" +
-    "<p>We are two.</p>" +
-    ""
+    "<h2>Two</h2>\n" +
+    "\n" +
+    "<p>We are two.</p>\n"
   );
 
 }]);
diff --git a/test/expected/options_module.js b/test/expected/options_module.js
index 6659f41..78f6995 100644
--- a/test/expected/options_module.js
+++ b/test/expected/options_module.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 angular.module("ImAModuleNotATarget").run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
 
   $templateCache.put("simple.html",
-    "Howdy there! \\ Your name is \"{{ name }}\"." +
-    ""
+    "Howdy there! \\ Your name is \"{{ name }}\".\n"
   );
 
 }]);
diff --git a/test/expected/simple.js b/test/expected/simple.js
index 97997d7..6487862 100644
--- a/test/expected/simple.js
+++ b/test/expected/simple.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 angular.module("simple").run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
 
   $templateCache.put("simple.html",
-    "Howdy there! \\ Your name is \"{{ name }}\"." +
-    ""
+    "Howdy there! \\ Your name is \"{{ name }}\".\n"
   );
 
 }]);
diff --git a/test/expected/simple_prepend.js b/test/expected/simple_prepend.js
index 3e29ae7..a8e9858 100644
--- a/test/expected/simple_prepend.js
+++ b/test/expected/simple_prepend.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 angular.module("prepend").run(["$templateCache", function($templateCache) {
 
   $templateCache.put("/prepend/simple.html",
-    "Howdy there! \\ Your name is \"{{ name }}\"." +
-    ""
+    "Howdy there! \\ Your name is \"{{ name }}\".\n"
   );
 
 }]);