diff --git a/WFObj.cc b/WFObj.cc
index 528397f..068be4b 100644
--- a/WFObj.cc
+++ b/WFObj.cc
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ bool WFObj::load(const char *fname)
 
 bool WFObj::load(const WFObj::Buffer &buff)
 {
+    string buildup;
     for (size_t idx = 0; idx < buff.size;)
     {
         string line = getLine(buff, idx, &idx)
@@ -133,12 +134,14 @@ bool WFObj::load(const WFObj::Buffer &buff)
         if (input[sz-1] == '\\')
         {
             input[sz-1] = ' ';
-            buildup = input;
+            buildup += input;
             continue;
         }
         if (buildup != "")
+        {
             input = buildup + input;
-        buildup = "";
+            buildup = "";
+        }
         processInputLine(input);
     }
     return true;