diff --git a/lua/gp/dispatcher.lua b/lua/gp/dispatcher.lua
index c28caba9..343f3a74 100644
--- a/lua/gp/dispatcher.lua
+++ b/lua/gp/dispatcher.lua
@@ -320,7 +320,12 @@ local query = function(buf, provider, payload, handler, on_exit, callback)
 
 				if qt.provider == "googleai" then
 					if line:match('"text":') then
-						content = vim.json.decode("{" .. line .. "}").text
+						-- Escape raw newlines to prevent json decode from crashing
+						local sanitized = line:gsub("\r", ""):gsub("\n", "\\n")
+						local success, decoded = pcall(vim.json.decode, "{" .. sanitized .. "}")
+						if success and decoded and decoded.text then
+							content = decoded.text
+						end
 					end
 				end