diff --git a/lib/runner/connection/buffer.rb b/lib/runner/connection/buffer.rb
index f7567c8e..a9a67806 100644
--- a/lib/runner/connection/buffer.rb
+++ b/lib/runner/connection/buffer.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Runner::Connection::Buffer
   # substring either in single or double quotes (e.g., within a JSON). Originally, each line break consists of `\r\n`.
   # We keep the `\r` at the end of the line (keeping "empty" lines) and replace it after buffering.
   # Inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13040585/split-string-by-spaces-properly-accounting-for-quotes-and-backslashes-ruby
-  SPLIT_INDIVIDUAL_LINES = /(?:"""(?:\\"|[^"])*"""|"(?!"")(?:\\"|[^"])*"|''(?:\\'|[^'])*'''|'(?!'')(?:\\'|[^'])*'|(?:[^\r\n]|\r(?=\n)))+/
+  SPLIT_INDIVIDUAL_LINES = /(?:"""(?:\\"|[^"])*"""|"(?!"")(?:\\"|[^"])*"|''(?:\\'|[^'])*'''|'(?!'')(?:\\'|[^'])*'|[#\\][^\r\n]*|(?:[^\r\n]|\r(?=\n)))+/
 
   def initialize
     @global_buffer = +''