diff --git a/space/spaceparser.cpp b/space/spaceparser.cpp
index 0a7155b..5119607 100755
--- a/space/spaceparser.cpp
+++ b/space/spaceparser.cpp
@@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ void SpaceParser::ReadTokenSingle(bool white_delimit, bool new_line_delimit, int
 		if( lastc == commentary )
 			SkipLine();
 
-		if( lastc == -1								||
-			(white_delimit    && IsWhite(lastc))	||
-			(!char_was_escaped &&
+		if( lastc == -1									||
+			(!char_was_escaped							&&
 			(
 				lastc == list_end						||
+				(white_delimit    && IsWhite(lastc))	||
 				(new_line_delimit && lastc == '\n')		||
 				(delimit1 != -1   && lastc == delimit1)	||
 				(delimit2 != -1   && lastc == delimit2)