diff --git a/src/minify.cpp b/src/minify.cpp
index 8b6c263..5adbbfe 100644
--- a/src/minify.cpp
+++ b/src/minify.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void do_minify_dollar(subarg_string_t* in)
     // has \$
     if(i+1<val.size() && val[i] == '\\' && val[i+1] == '$') {
       // char after $ is a varname
-      if(i+2<val.size() && (is_varname(val[i+2]) || is_in(val[i+2], SPECIAL_VARS)) )
+      if(i+2<val.size() && (is_varname(val[i+2]) || is_in(val[i+2], SPECIAL_VARS) || val[i+2] == '{') )
         continue;
       val.erase(i, 1);
     }
diff --git a/test/debashify.bash b/test/debashify.bash
index f722c62..0088c88 100644
--- a/test/debashify.bash
+++ b/test/debashify.bash
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ echo "${TOTO:$N:2}"
 
 echo ${TOTO:-tutu}
 echo ${TITI:-bar}
+
+TATA=TOTO
+echo ${!TATA}