diff --git a/src/en/readcomiconline/build.gradle b/src/en/readcomiconline/build.gradle
index df5b497c7..e712414b5 100644
--- a/src/en/readcomiconline/build.gradle
+++ b/src/en/readcomiconline/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ext {
     extName = 'ReadComicOnline'
     extClass = '.Readcomiconline'
-    extVersionCode = 37
+    extVersionCode = 38
 }
 
 apply from: "$rootDir/common.gradle"
diff --git a/src/en/readcomiconline/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/readcomiconline/Readcomiconline.kt b/src/en/readcomiconline/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/readcomiconline/Readcomiconline.kt
index 83b2629e1..83f337f37 100644
--- a/src/en/readcomiconline/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/readcomiconline/Readcomiconline.kt
+++ b/src/en/readcomiconline/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/en/readcomiconline/Readcomiconline.kt
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class Readcomiconline : ConfigurableSource, ParsedHttpSource() {
         for (script in scripts) {
             QuickJs.create().use {
                 val eval =
-                    "let _encryptedString = `${script.data()}`;let _useServer2 = $useSecondServer;${remoteConfigItem!!.imageDecryptEval}"
+                    "let _encryptedString = ${Json.encodeToString(script.data().trimIndent())};let _useServer2 = $useSecondServer;${remoteConfigItem!!.imageDecryptEval}"
                 val evalResult = (it.evaluate(eval) as String).parseAs<List<String>>()
 
                 // Add results to 'encryptedLinks'