diff --git a/luahook.lua b/luahook.lua
index 1b7dddb..c095492 100644
--- a/luahook.lua
+++ b/luahook.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ ser["number"] = function(x)
 end
 ser["boolean"] = ser["number"]
 ser["string"] = function(x)
-	return string_gsub(string_format("%q", x), "\n", "n")
+	return string_gsub(string_format("%q", x), "%c", function(c)
+		return "\\00" .. string_format("%02x", string_byte(c))
+	end)
 end
 ser["table"] = function(x)
 	local arr = {}