diff --git a/generate b/generate
index cec0f0a..bcf9bf2 100755
--- a/generate
+++ b/generate
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ end
 
 function applyEnv(str,env)
 	for i,v in pairs(env) do
-		str = string.gsub(str,"%$%$" ..i.. "%$%$",v)
+		str = stringReplace(str,"$$" ..i.. "$$",v)
 	end
 	return str
 end
@@ -187,10 +187,27 @@ end
 p = pathJoin
 
 function removeNewline(str)
-	str = string.gsub(str,"\n","")
-	str = string.gsub(str,"\r","")
+	str = stringReplace(str,"\n","")
+	str = stringReplace(str,"\r","")
 	return str
 end
 
+function stringReplace(originalString, pattern, replacement)
+    local result = ""
+    local patternLength = #pattern
+    local startIdx = 1
+    local foundIdx = originalString:find(pattern, startIdx, true)
+
+    while foundIdx do
+        result = result .. originalString:sub(startIdx, foundIdx - 1) .. replacement
+        startIdx = foundIdx + patternLength
+        foundIdx = originalString:find(pattern, startIdx, true)
+    end
+
+    result = result .. originalString:sub(startIdx)
+
+    return result
+end
+
 main()