diff --git a/apps/code/variable_box_controller.cpp b/apps/code/variable_box_controller.cpp
index 3f39d0b1d..efd79388a 100644
--- a/apps/code/variable_box_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/code/variable_box_controller.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ void VariableBoxController::loadCurrentVariablesInScript(const char * scriptCont
           }
           if (strncmp(fixedTokenInText, name, nameLength) != 0) {
             fixedTokenInText = tokenInText;
-            while (*fixedTokenInText == ' ') {
+            while (*fixedTokenInText == ' ' || *fixedTokenInText == '\n') {
               fixedTokenInText++;
             }
           }