diff --git a/json.go b/json.go
index d0f1e03..6f9e5bf 100644
--- a/json.go
+++ b/json.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package goption
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -9,21 +10,31 @@ import (
 
 func (c *Optional[T]) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	var (
-		err      error
-		asString = string(data)
-	)
-	if strings.HasPrefix(asString, "\"") {
-		asString, err = strconv.Unquote(asString)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		valuer struct {
+			Value string `json:"value"`
 		}
+		asJsonString = strings.ReplaceAll(
+			fmt.Sprintf(`{"value": %s}`, data),
+			"\n",
+			"\\n",
+		)
+		asJsonBytes = []byte(asJsonString)
+	)
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(asJsonBytes, &valuer); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	if asString == "null" {
-		asString = ""
+
+	if valuer.Value == "null" {
+		valuer.Value = ""
 	}
-	c.isValidValue = getIsValidDataBool(asString)
+
+	c.isValidValue = getIsValidDataBool(valuer.Value)
 	if c.isValidValue {
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &c.value); err != nil {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(
+			[]byte(strconv.Quote(valuer.Value)),
+			&c.value,
+		); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/json_test.go b/json_test.go
index 1e921f6..8e6b550 100644
--- a/json_test.go
+++ b/json_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Json", func() {
 
 	Describe("UnmarshalJSON", func() {
 
-		It("generates optional from json string", func() {
+		DescribeTable("generates optional from json string", func(expectedNameData string) {
 			var (
-				expectedNameData = "a name"
-				jsonData         = []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
+				jsonData = []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
 					`"%v"`,
 					expectedNameData,
 				))
@@ -33,7 +32,14 @@ var _ = Describe("Json", func() {
 
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(holder.Get()).To(Equal(expectedNameData))
-		})
+		},
+			Entry("one line string", "a name"),
+			Entry("multiline strings", `a name
+a name
+a name
+
+a name`),
+		)
 
 		When("is as null", func() {
 			DescribeTable("creates an empty optional", func(jsonData []byte) {