diff --git a/frontend/cmd/repl.c b/frontend/cmd/repl.c
index c5e8a05..e8aad02 100644
--- a/frontend/cmd/repl.c
+++ b/frontend/cmd/repl.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ int repl(const b_command *cmd, const b_arglist *args, const b_array *_)
 {
 	char buf[1024];
 	struct line_ed *ed = line_ed_create();
+	line_ed_set_flags(ed, LINE_ED_REMOVE_CONTINUATIONS);
+
 	struct ivy_lexer *lex;
 	enum ivy_status status = ivy_lexer_create(&lex);