diff --git a/src/template.cpp b/src/template.cpp
index 50a1bc0..2c0a4ec 100644
--- a/src/template.cpp
+++ b/src/template.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace templ {
         std::stringstream tmplt;
         tmplt << file.rdbuf();
         file.close();
+        mstch::config::escape = [](const std::string& str) -> std::string {
+              return str;
+        };
         out << mstch::render(tmplt.str(),context);
     }
 }