diff --git a/examples/common.cpp b/examples/common.cpp
index 3278a0643..93159c6df 100644
--- a/examples/common.cpp
+++ b/examples/common.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ bool gpt_params_parse(int argc, char ** argv, gpt_params & params) {
 
     if (escape_prompt) {
         process_escapes(params.prompt);
+        process_escapes(params.input_prefix);
+        process_escapes(params.input_suffix);
     }
 
     return true;