diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41fe352b4..63e163f6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ doc_src/.editorconfig
 
 
 lexicon.log
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/lexicon_filter.in b/lexicon_filter.in
index f506f2919..a1f638a4e 100644
--- a/lexicon_filter.in
+++ b/lexicon_filter.in
@@ -422,9 +422,10 @@ x
 # A special case. Tidy up after commands.
 # Redirectors
 s/\([^{|] *\)|/\1@redr{|}/g
+s/&$/@redr{\&}/
 s/\([^{&] *\)&[^a-z]/\1@redr{\&}/g
 s/\([^{<>^] *\)\([0-9]* *[<>^][<>^]*[^@][a-zA-Z0-9._-]*\)/\1@redr{\2}/g
-s/\\}/}\\/g
+#s/\\}/}\\/g
 #.
 # Now we can add in 'unsafe' entities that would be too greedy.
 # Declared Variables