diff --git a/lib/info.js b/lib/info.js
index 5ddd8c23..34b88e93 100644
--- a/lib/info.js
+++ b/lib/info.js
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ const findJSON = (source, varName, body, left, right, prependJSON) => {
   if (!jsonStr) {
     throw Error(`Could not find ${varName} in ${source}`);
   }
-  return parseJSON(source, varName, utils.cutAfterJSON(`${prependJSON}${jsonStr}`));
+  return parseJSON(source, varName, utils.cutAfterJS(`${prependJSON}${jsonStr}`));
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/sig.js b/lib/sig.js
index d7454268..1eb28b45 100644
--- a/lib/sig.js
+++ b/lib/sig.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports.extractFunctions = body => {
     const ndx = body.indexOf(functionStart);
     if (ndx < 0) return '';
     const subBody = body.slice(ndx + functionStart.length - 1);
-    return `var ${functionName}=${utils.cutAfterJSON(subBody)}`;
+    return `var ${functionName}=${utils.cutAfterJS(subBody)}`;
   };
   const extractDecipher = () => {
     const functionName = utils.between(body, `a.set("alr","yes");c&&(c=`, `(decodeURIC`);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exports.extractFunctions = body => {
       const ndx = body.indexOf(functionStart);
       if (ndx >= 0) {
         const subBody = body.slice(ndx + functionStart.length);
-        let functionBody = `var ${functionStart}${utils.cutAfterJSON(subBody)}`;
+        let functionBody = `var ${functionStart}${utils.cutAfterJS(subBody)}`;
         functionBody = `${extractManipulations(functionBody)};${functionBody};${functionName}(sig);`;
         functions.push(functionBody);
       }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ exports.extractFunctions = body => {
       const ndx = body.indexOf(functionStart);
       if (ndx >= 0) {
         const subBody = body.slice(ndx + functionStart.length);
-        const functionBody = `var ${functionStart}${utils.cutAfterJSON(subBody)};${functionName}(ncode);`;
+        const functionBody = `var ${functionStart}${utils.cutAfterJS(subBody)};${functionName}(ncode);`;
         functions.push(functionBody);
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 2bd5ae2c..5ba61ae8 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -48,14 +48,29 @@ exports.parseAbbreviatedNumber = string => {
   return null;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Escape sequences for cutAfterJS
+ * @param {string} start the character string the escape sequence
+ * @param {string} end the character string to stop the escape seequence
+ * @param {undefined|Regex} startPrefix a regex to check against the preceding 10 characters
+ */
+const ESCAPING_SEQUENZES = [
+  // Strings
+  { start: '"', end: '"' },
+  { start: "'", end: "'" },
+  { start: '`', end: '`' },
+  // RegeEx
+  { start: '/', end: '/', startPrefix: /(^|[[{:;,])\s+$/ },
+];
 
 /**
- * Match begin and end braces of input JSON, return only json
+ * Match begin and end braces of input JS, return only JS
  *
  * @param {string} mixedJson
  * @returns {string}
 */
-exports.cutAfterJSON = mixedJson => {
+exports.cutAfterJS = mixedJson => {
+  // Define the general open and closing tag
   let open, close;
   if (mixedJson[0] === '[') {
     open = '[';
@@ -69,8 +84,8 @@ exports.cutAfterJSON = mixedJson => {
     throw new Error(`Can't cut unsupported JSON (need to begin with [ or { ) but got: ${mixedJson[0]}`);
   }
 
-  // States if the loop is currently in a string
-  let isString = false;
+  // States if the loop is currently inside an escaped js object
+  let isEscapedObject = null;
 
   // States if the current character is treated as escaped or not
   let isEscaped = false;
@@ -79,18 +94,33 @@ exports.cutAfterJSON = mixedJson => {
   let counter = 0;
 
   let i;
+  // Go through all characters from the start
   for (i = 0; i < mixedJson.length; i++) {
-    // Toggle the isString boolean when leaving/entering string
-    if (mixedJson[i] === '"' && !isEscaped) {
-      isString = !isString;
+    // End of current escaped object
+    if (!isEscaped && isEscapedObject !== null && mixedJson[i] === isEscapedObject.end) {
+      isEscapedObject = null;
       continue;
+    // Might be the start of a new escaped object
+    } else if (!isEscaped && isEscapedObject === null) {
+      for (const escaped of ESCAPING_SEQUENZES) {
+        if (mixedJson[i] !== escaped.start) continue;
+        // Test startPrefix against last 10 characters
+        if (!escaped.startPrefix || mixedJson.substring(i - 10, i).match(escaped.startPrefix)) {
+          isEscapedObject = escaped;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      // Continue if we found a new escaped object
+      if (isEscapedObject !== null) {
+        continue;
+      }
     }
 
     // Toggle the isEscaped boolean for every backslash
     // Reset for every regular character
     isEscaped = mixedJson[i] === '\\' && !isEscaped;
 
-    if (isString) continue;
+    if (isEscapedObject !== null) continue;
 
     if (mixedJson[i] === open) {
       counter++;
@@ -101,7 +131,7 @@ exports.cutAfterJSON = mixedJson => {
     // All brackets have been closed, thus end of JSON is reached
     if (counter === 0) {
       // Return the cut JSON
-      return mixedJson.substr(0, i + 1);
+      return mixedJson.substring(0, i + 1);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/utils-test.js b/test/utils-test.js
index f7d9b12b..a00c4cfd 100644
--- a/test/utils-test.js
+++ b/test/utils-test.js
@@ -32,57 +32,86 @@ describe('utils.between()', () => {
 });
 
 
-describe('utils.cutAfterJSON()', () => {
+describe('utils.cutAfterJS()', () => {
   it('Works with simple JSON', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": 1, "b": 1}'), '{"a": 1, "b": 1}');
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": 1, "b": 1}'), '{"a": 1, "b": 1}');
   });
   it('Cut extra characters after JSON', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": 1, "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": 1, "b": 1}');
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": 1, "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": 1, "b": 1}');
+  });
+  it('Tolerant to double-quoted string constants', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "}1", "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": "}1", "b": 1}');
+  });
+  it('Tolerant to single-quoted string constants', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS(`{"a": '}1', "b": 1}abcd`), `{"a": '}1', "b": 1}`);
+  });
+  it('Tolerant to complex single-quoted string constants', () => {
+    const str = "[-1816574795, '\",;/[;', function asdf() { a = 2/3; return a;}]";
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS(`${str}abcd`), str);
+  });
+  it('Tolerant to back-tick-quoted string constants', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": `}1`, "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": `}1`, "b": 1}');
   });
   it('Tolerant to string constants', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": "}1", "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": "}1", "b": 1}');
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "}1", "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": "}1", "b": 1}');
   });
   it('Tolerant to string with escaped quoting', () => {
-    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1}');
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1}abcd'), '{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1}');
   });
-  it('works with nested', () => {
+  it('Tolerant to string with regexes', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": "\\"1", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}abcd'),
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1, "c": /[0-9]}}\\/}/}abcd'),
+      '{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1, "c": /[0-9]}}\\/}/}',
+    );
+  });
+  it('does not fail for division followed by a regex', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1, "c": [4/6, /[0-9]}}\\/}/]}abcd', true),
+      '{"a": "\\"}1", "b": 1, "c": [4/6, /[0-9]}}\\/}/]}',
+    );
+  });
+  it('works with nested objects', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "\\"1", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}abcd'),
       '{"a": "\\"1", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}',
     );
   });
+  it('works with try/catch', () => {
+    let testStr = '{"a": "\\"1", "b": 1, "c": () => { try { /* do sth */ } catch (e) { a = [2+3] }; return 5}}';
+    assert.strictEqual(utils.cutAfterJS(`${testStr}abcd`), testStr);
+  });
   it('Works with utf', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": "\\"фыва", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}abcd'),
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "\\"фыва", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}abcd'),
       '{"a": "\\"фыва", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}',
     );
   });
   it('Works with \\\\ in string', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": "\\\\фыва", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}abcd'),
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": "\\\\фыва", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}abcd'),
       '{"a": "\\\\фыва", "b": 1, "c": {"test": 1}}',
     );
   });
   it('Works with \\\\ towards the end of a string', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('{"text": "\\\\"};'),
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"text": "\\\\"};'),
       '{"text": "\\\\"}',
     );
   });
   it('Works with [ as start', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}]abcd'),
+      utils.cutAfterJS('[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}]abcd'),
       '[{"a": 1}, {"b": 2}]',
     );
   });
   it('Returns an error when not beginning with [ or {', () => {
     assert.throws(() => {
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('abcd]}');
+      utils.cutAfterJS('abcd]}');
     }, /Can't cut unsupported JSON \(need to begin with \[ or { \) but got: ./);
   });
   it('Returns an error when missing closing bracket', () => {
     assert.throws(() => {
-      utils.cutAfterJSON('{"a": 1,{ "b": 1}');
+      utils.cutAfterJS('{"a": 1,{ "b": 1}');
     }, /Can't cut unsupported JSON \(no matching closing bracket found\)/);
   });
 });