diff -r c72b250866ab -r 44c7423d6ce2 src/highlighter.c
--- a/src/highlighter.c	Wed Jul 10 21:35:37 2024 +0200
+++ b/src/highlighter.c	Wed Jul 10 21:57:53 2024 +0200
@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@
     /* continue highlighting in case of line continuation */
     if (hd->continue_highlight) {
         start_span(hd->continue_highlight);
-        hd->continue_highlight = NULL;
         isinclude = hd->continuation_info & 0x1;
-        isstring = hd->continuation_info & 0x2;
-        iscomment = hd->continuation_info & 0x4;
+        isstring = (hd->continuation_info & 0x2) >> 1;
+        iscomment = (hd->continuation_info & 0x4) >> 2;
         if (hd->continuation_info & 0x10) {
             quote = '\'';
         } else if (hd->continuation_info & 0x20) {
             quote = '\"';
         }
+        hd->continue_highlight = NULL;
         hd->continuation_info = 0;
     }