diff --git a/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2.kiss b/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2.kiss
index 369f9c9b..4567ebe2 100644
--- a/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2.kiss
+++ b/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2.kiss
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                         (let [conversions (validConversions conversions "${base}.${sourceExt}" "${base}.${outputExt}" element.source)]
                             (when (= 1 (count conversions))
                                 (let [onlyConversion (first (collect (conversions.iterator)))]
-                                    (set element.output (onlyConversion.convert (applySpecialChars element.source)))))))))
+                                    (set element.output (insertSpecialChars (onlyConversion.convert (applySpecialChars element.source))))))))))
             (toString elements))))
 
 (function :String insertSpecialChars [:String text]
diff --git a/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2EditorProvider.kiss b/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2EditorProvider.kiss
index b0df54cf..482941db 100644
--- a/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2EditorProvider.kiss
+++ b/projects/kiss-vscode/src/ktxt2/KTxt2EditorProvider.kiss
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 											(when (= "Overwrite" overwrite)
 												(withValueOrQuickPickMap chosenConversion conversions
 													(whenLet [converted
-																	(try (chosenConversion.convert (KTxt2.applySpecialChars source))
+																	(try (KTxt2.insertSpecialChars (chosenConversion.convert (KTxt2.applySpecialChars source)))
 																		(catch [e] (errorMessage "Conversion error: $e") null))]
 														(makeEdit
 															->edit (edit.replace document.uri (rangeFromStartEnd outputStart outputEnd) converted)))))))