diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2f632d7..a2af0e9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
 
 gitea.maven.url = https://gitea.woggioni.net/api/packages/woggioni/maven
-jwo.version = 2025.01.09
-lys.version = 2025.01.08
+jwo.version = 2025.01.17
+lys.version = 2025.01.10
 guice.version = 5.0.1
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWO.java b/src/main/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWO.java
index d427394..de0a407 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWO.java
@@ -346,13 +346,20 @@ public class JWO {
 
         int cursor = 0;
         while(cursor < template.length()) {
-            int nextPlaceHolder = indexOfWithEscape(template, '$', '$', cursor, template.length());
+            int nextPlaceHolder = template.indexOf('$', cursor);
             if (nextPlaceHolder < 0) {
                 nextPlaceHolder = template.length();
             }
-            while (cursor < nextPlaceHolder) {
-                char ch = template.charAt(cursor++);
-                sb.append(ch);
+            int nextPlaceHolderWithEscape = indexOfWithEscape(template, '$', '$', cursor, template.length());
+            if (nextPlaceHolderWithEscape < 0) {
+                nextPlaceHolderWithEscape = template.length();
+            }
+            while (cursor < nextPlaceHolderWithEscape) {
+                char ch = template.charAt(cursor);
+                if (nextPlaceHolder == nextPlaceHolderWithEscape || cursor != nextPlaceHolder) {
+                    sb.append(ch);
+                }
+                ++cursor;
             }
             if (cursor + 1 < template.length() && template.charAt(cursor + 1) == '{') {
                 String key;
diff --git a/src/main/java9/net/woggioni/jwo/url/jpms/Handler.java b/src/main/java9/net/woggioni/jwo/url/jpms/Handler.java
index 4c6ed2d..67dcab0 100644
--- a/src/main/java9/net/woggioni/jwo/url/jpms/Handler.java
+++ b/src/main/java9/net/woggioni/jwo/url/jpms/Handler.java
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@ import java.net.URLStreamHandler;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 public class Handler extends URLStreamHandler {
-    private final ClassLoader classLoader;
-
-    public Handler() {
-        this.classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
-    }
-
-    public Handler(ClassLoader classLoader) {
-        this.classLoader = classLoader;
-    }
 
     @Override
     protected URLConnection openConnection(URL u) throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWOTest.java b/src/test/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWOTest.java
index 5449e14..ee08597 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWOTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/woggioni/jwo/JWOTest.java
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class JWOTest {
             /home/user
             /home/user
             defaultValue
+            ;=%x$!~L+LJr?50l.^{veaS'zLHo=!}wT
             """;
         Map<String, Map<String, Object>> contextMap = new MapBuilder<String, Map<String, Object>>()
             .entry("env",
@@ -168,7 +169,8 @@ public class JWOTest {
             .entry("sys",
                 new MapBuilder<String, String>()
                     .entry("user.home", "/home/user")
-                    .build(TreeMap::new, Collections::unmodifiableMap)).build(TreeMap::new, Collections::unmodifiableMap);
+                    .build(TreeMap::new, Collections::unmodifiableMap)
+            ).build(TreeMap::new, Collections::unmodifiableMap);
         try (Reader reader = new InputStreamReader(
             JWOTest.class.getResourceAsStream("/render_template_test.txt"))) {
             String rendered = JWO.renderTemplate(reader, valuesMap, contextMap);
diff --git a/src/test/resources/render_template_test.txt b/src/test/resources/render_template_test.txt
index 8cf0a24..ada53bc 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/render_template_test.txt
+++ b/src/test/resources/render_template_test.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ This is a ${adjective} test made by ${author} on ${date}. It's really ${adjectiv
 ${sys:user.home}
 ${env:HOME}
 ${env:SOME_STRANGE_VAR:defaultValue}
+;=%x$$!~L+LJr?50l.^{veaS'zLHo=!}wT