diff --git a/ini.js b/ini.js
index b2200f2..6aa3833 100644
--- a/ini.js
+++ b/ini.js
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ const unsafe = (val) => {
 			if(val.charAt(i - 1) === ' ' && val.charAt(i + 1) === ' '){
 				break;
 			}
+			escapedVal += char;
 		}else if(char === '\\'){
 			isEscaping = true;
 		}else{
diff --git a/test/foo.js b/test/foo.js
index 7e562b7..1da735c 100644
--- a/test/foo.js
+++ b/test/foo.js
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ test('ignores invalid line (=)', function(t){
 
 test("unsafe escape values", function(t){
 	t.equal(ini.unsafe(''), '');
-	t.equal(ini.unsafe('x;y'), 'xy');
+	t.equal(ini.unsafe('x;y'), 'x;y');
 	t.equal(ini.unsafe('x  # y'), 'x');
 	t.equal(ini.unsafe('x "\\'), 'x "\\');
 	t.end();