diff --git a/src/python/flowmetal/parser.py b/src/python/flowmetal/parser.py
index 291d008..6c06661 100644
--- a/src/python/flowmetal/parser.py
+++ b/src/python/flowmetal/parser.py
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ class Parser(SexpParser):
             return "\014"  # form feed
         elif ch == 't':
             return "\t"
-        elif ch == '""':
-            return '""'
+        elif ch == '"':
+            return '"'
 
     @classmethod
     def parse_str(cls, f: PosTrackingBufferedReader):
@@ -382,10 +382,12 @@ class Parser(SexpParser):
             while True:
                 if not rtb.peek():
                     raise
+
                 # Handle end of string
                 elif rtb.peek() == '"':
                     rtb.read()
                     break
+
                 # Handle escape sequences
                 elif rtb.peek() == '\\':
                     rtb.read()  # Discard the escape leader
diff --git a/test/python/flowmetal/test_parser.py b/test/python/flowmetal/test_parser.py
index 5de274f..e4ffd29 100644
--- a/test/python/flowmetal/test_parser.py
+++ b/test/python/flowmetal/test_parser.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def test_ambiguous_floats(txt, tokenization):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('txt,', [
+    r'""',
     r'"foo"',
     r'"foo bar baz qux"',
     r'"foo\nbar\tbaz\lqux"',
@@ -142,8 +143,8 @@ def test_ambiguous_floats(txt, tokenization):
     bar
     baz
     qux"''',
-    r'""',
     r'"\000 \x00"',
+    r'"\"\""',
 ])
 def test_string(txt):
     """Some examples of strings, and of escape sequences."""