diff --git a/RuriLib/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs b/RuriLib/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs
index 0194f5d..235620a 100644
--- a/RuriLib/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs
+++ b/RuriLib/Blocks/BlockUtility.cs
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ namespace RuriLib
 
             try
             {
+                var replacedInput = ReplaceValues(inputString, data);
                 switch (group)
                 {
                     case UtilityGroup.List:
-
                         var list = data.Variables.GetList(listName);
                         var list2 = data.Variables.GetList(secondListName);
                         var item = ReplaceValues(listItem, data);
@@ -548,15 +548,14 @@ namespace RuriLib
                         break;
 
                     case UtilityGroup.Conversion:
-                        byte[] convertedBytes = ReplaceValues(inputString, data).ConvertFrom(conversionFrom);
-                        data.Variables.Set(new CVar(variableName, convertedBytes.ConvertTo(conversionTo), isCapture));
-                        data.Log(new LogEntry($"Converted input {conversionFrom} to {conversionTo}", Colors.White));
+                        byte[] conversionInputBytes = replacedInput.ConvertFrom(conversionFrom);
+                        var conversionResult = conversionInputBytes.ConvertTo(conversionTo);
+                        data.Variables.Set(new CVar(variableName, conversionResult, isCapture));
+                        data.Log(new LogEntry($"Executed conversion {conversionFrom} to {conversionTo} on input {replacedInput} with outcome {conversionResult}", Colors.White));
                         break;
 
                     case UtilityGroup.File:
                         var file = ReplaceValues(filePath, data);
-                        var input = ReplaceValues(inputString, data).Replace("\\r\\n", "\r\n").Replace("\\n", "\n");
-                        var inputs = ReplaceValuesRecursive(inputString, data).Select(i => i.Replace("\\r\\n", "\r\n").Replace("\\n", "\n"));
                         switch (fileAction)
                         {
                             case FileAction.Read:
@@ -568,19 +567,19 @@ namespace RuriLib
                                 break;
 
                             case FileAction.Write:
-                                File.WriteAllText(file, input);
+                                File.WriteAllText(file, replacedInput.Unescape());
                                 break;
 
                             case FileAction.WriteLines:
-                                File.WriteAllLines(file, inputs);
+                                File.WriteAllLines(file, ReplaceValuesRecursive(inputString, data).Select(i => i.Unescape()));
                                 break;
 
                             case FileAction.Append:
-                                File.AppendAllText(file, input);
+                                File.AppendAllText(file, replacedInput.Unescape());
                                 break;
 
                             case FileAction.AppendLines:
-                                File.AppendAllLines(file, inputs);
+                                File.AppendAllLines(file, ReplaceValuesRecursive(inputString, data).Select(i => i.Unescape()));
                                 break;
                         }
                         data.Log(new LogEntry($"Executed action {fileAction} on file {file}", Colors.White));