diff --git a/here.cabal b/here.cabal
--- a/here.cabal
+++ b/here.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: here
-version: 1.2.11
+version: 1.2.12
 synopsis: Here docs & interpolated strings via quasiquotation
 description: Here docs & interpolated strings via quasiquotation
 license: BSD3
diff --git a/src/Data/String/Here/Interpolated.hs b/src/Data/String/Here/Interpolated.hs
--- a/src/Data/String/Here/Interpolated.hs
+++ b/src/Data/String/Here/Interpolated.hs
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@
 p_interp = manyTill p_stringPart eof
 
 p_stringPart :: Parser StringPart
-p_stringPart = try p_anti <|> p_esc <|> p_lit
+p_stringPart = p_anti <|> p_esc <|> p_lit
 
 p_anti :: Parser StringPart
-p_anti = Anti <$> between p_antiOpen p_antiClose p_antiExpr
+p_anti = Anti <$> between (try p_antiOpen) p_antiClose p_antiExpr
 
 p_antiOpen :: Parser String
 p_antiOpen = string "${"
@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@
 
 p_lit :: Parser StringPart
 p_lit = fmap Lit $
-  try (litCharTil $ lookAhead p_antiOpen <|> lookAhead (string "\\"))
+  try (litCharTil $ try $ lookAhead p_antiOpen <|> lookAhead (string "\\"))
     <|> litCharTil eof
   where litCharTil = manyTill $ noneOf ['\\']