diff --git a/src/PikaObj.c b/src/PikaObj.c
index 53d2facac..954d3deb8 100644
--- a/src/PikaObj.c
+++ b/src/PikaObj.c
@@ -1064,9 +1064,18 @@ void _do_pikaScriptShell(PikaObj* self, ShellConfig* cfg) {
 
         /* run xx.py.o */
         if (inputChar[0] == 'p' && inputChar[1] == 0x7f) {
+            char yo[2] = {0};
             for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
                 /* eat 'yo' */
-                cfg->fn_getchar();
+                yo[i] = cfg->fn_getchar();
+            }
+            if (!(yo[0] == 'y' && yo[1] == 'o')) {
+                /* not the magic code, abort */
+                _do_obj_runChar(self, 0x7f, cfg);
+                _do_obj_runChar(self, 'p', cfg);
+                _do_obj_runChar(self, yo[0], cfg);
+                _do_obj_runChar(self, yo[1], cfg);
+                continue;
             }
             uint32_t size = 0;
             for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
diff --git a/test/pikaMain-test.cpp b/test/pikaMain-test.cpp
index fd2a58ed2..408d5cf52 100644
--- a/test/pikaMain-test.cpp
+++ b/test/pikaMain-test.cpp
@@ -2755,3 +2755,21 @@ TEST(pikaMain, REPL_backspace_issue_1) {
     obj_deinit(pikaMain);
     EXPECT_EQ(pikaMemNow(), 0);
 }
+
+TEST(pikaMain, REPL_backspace_issue_2) {
+    char* lines =
+        "loop\bp\n";
+    /* init */
+    pikaMemInfo.heapUsedMax = 0;
+    PikaObj* pikaMain = newRootObj("pikaMain", New_PikaMain);
+    /* run */
+    __platform_printf("BEGIN\r\n");
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < strGetSize(lines); i++) {
+        obj_runChar(pikaMain, lines[i]);
+    }
+    /* collect */
+    /* assert */
+    /* deinit */
+    obj_deinit(pikaMain);
+    EXPECT_EQ(pikaMemNow(), 0);
+}