diff --git a/autoload/zencoding.vim b/autoload/zencoding.vim
index 0eee62d..f708d4c 100644
--- a/autoload/zencoding.vim
+++ b/autoload/zencoding.vim
@@ -716,14 +716,14 @@ function! zencoding#expandAbbr(mode) range
           let lpart = substitute(lpart, '^[0-9.-]\+\s\+', '', '')
           let lpart = substitute(lpart, '\s\+$', '', '')
         endif
-        let expand = substitute(expand, '\$line'.(n-a:firstline+1).'\$', lpart, 'g')
+        let expand = substitute(expand, '\$line'.(n-a:firstline+1).'\$', '\=lpart', 'g')
       endfor
       let expand = substitute(expand, '\$line\d*\$', '', 'g')
       let content = join(getline(a:firstline, a:lastline), "\n")
       if stridx(expand, '$#') < len(expand)-2
         let expand = substitute(expand, '^\(.*\)\$#\s*$', '\1', '')
       endif
-      let expand = substitute(expand, '\$#', content, 'g')
+      let expand = substitute(expand, '\$#', '\=content', 'g')
     else
       let str = ''
       if visualmode() ==# 'V'