diff --git a/dev/all-tests.sh b/dev/all-tests.sh
index 556729e..044f028 100755
--- a/dev/all-tests.sh
+++ b/dev/all-tests.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # this has to run once atfer git clone
 # and every time we create new hooks
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-dev2-11-ga25f876
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-dev2-76-gffc1ecf
 
 # magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
 # no matter from which directory we'll run script
diff --git a/modules/sendMessage.sh b/modules/sendMessage.sh
index a410779..34a8dbe 100644
--- a/modules/sendMessage.sh
+++ b/modules/sendMessage.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Elsewhere, consider it to be WTFPLv2. (wtfpl.net/txt/copying)
 #
 # shellcheck disable=SC1117
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-dev2-68-gc39c1ca
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-dev2-76-gffc1ecf
 
 # will be automatically sourced from bashbot
 
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ send_message() {
 	text="$(sed <<< "${2}" 's/ mykeyboardend.*//;s/ *my[kfltab][a-z]\{2,13\}startshere.*//')$(sed <<< "${2}" -n '/mytextstartshere/ s/.*mytextstartshere//p')"
 	#shellcheck disable=SC2001
 	text="$(sed <<< "${text}" 's/ *mynewlinestartshere */\n/g')"
+	text="${text//$'\n'/\\n}"
 	[ "$3" != "safe" ] && {
 		no_keyboard="$(sed <<< "${2}" '/mykeyboardendshere/!d;s/.*mykeyboardendshere.*/mykeyboardendshere/')"
 		keyboard="$(sed <<< "${2}" '/mykeyboardstartshere /!d;s/.*mykeyboardstartshere *//;s/ *my[nkfltab][a-z]\{2,13\}startshere.*//;s/ *mykeyboardendshere.*//')"
diff --git a/test/c-init-test.sh b/test/c-init-test.sh
index 6456d59..64faf92 100755
--- a/test/c-init-test.sh
+++ b/test/c-init-test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-7-gd6e1c22
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.2-dev2-76-gffc1ecf
 
 # include common functions and definitions
 # shellcheck source=test/ALL-tests.inc.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,3 @@ trap '' EXIT
 cd "${DIRME}" || exit 1
 echo "${SUCCESS}"
 
-echo "Test bashbot.sh stat"
-cp "${REFDIR}/count.test" "${TESTDIR}/count.jssh"
-"${TESTDIR}/bashbot.sh" stats >"${TESTDIR}/stats.out"
-diff -q "${TESTDIR}/stats.out" "${REFDIR}/stats.out" >>"${LOGFILE}" || { echo "${NOSUCCESS} Fail diff stats output!"; FAIL="1"; }