diff --git a/test/utility.js b/test/utility.js
index 8619440cc..94f225a80 100644
--- a/test/utility.js
+++ b/test/utility.js
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     var quoteTemplate = _.template("It's its, not it's");
     equals(quoteTemplate({}), "It's its, not it's");
 
-    var quoteInStatementAndBody = _.template("<% if(foo == 'bar'){ %>Statement quotes and 'quotes'.<% } %>");
+    var quoteInStatementAndBody = _.template("<%\
+      if(foo == 'bar'){ \
+    %>Statement quotes and 'quotes'.<% } %>");
     equals(quoteInStatementAndBody({foo: "bar"}), "Statement quotes and 'quotes'.");
 
     var withNewlinesAndTabs = _.template('This\n\t\tis: <%= x %>.\n\tok.\nend.');
diff --git a/underscore.js b/underscore.js
index 43caa3afa..3c1d4d844 100644
--- a/underscore.js
+++ b/underscore.js
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@
   // By default, Underscore uses ERB-style template delimiters, change the
   // following template settings to use alternative delimiters.
   _.templateSettings = {
-    evaluate    : /<%(.+?)%>/g,
-    interpolate : /<%=(.+?)%>/g
+    evaluate    : /<%(.+?)%>/gm,
+    interpolate : /<%=(.+?)%>/gm
   };
 
   // JavaScript templating a-la ERB, pilfered from John Resig's