diff --git a/examples/test.pytv b/examples/test.pytv
index b154c09..e13eae2 100644
--- a/examples/test.pytv
+++ b/examples/test.pytv
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ Do nothing here either! { some content }
 //! parameters:
 //!   - name1: value1
 //!   - name2: value2
+//!   - name`1+2`: `a`
+//! ports:
+//!   - port1: net1
 //! </INST>
diff --git a/src/convert.rs b/src/convert.rs
index dbc7ddc..668dc09 100644
--- a/src/convert.rs
+++ b/src/convert.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ impl Convert {
             .to_string()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn apply_protected_verilog_regex(&self, line: &str) -> String {
+        self.config
+            .template_re
+            .replace_all(line, format!("__LEFT_BRACKET__{{$1}}__RIGHT_BRACKET__").as_str())
+            .to_string()
+    }
+
     /// Runs the Python code to generate verilog.
     ///
     /// The command `python3` should be available to call.
diff --git a/src/inst.rs b/src/inst.rs
index b59b79c..33cbd1d 100644
--- a/src/inst.rs
+++ b/src/inst.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+use super::Convert;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::io::Write;
-// use std::io::{Write, Result as IoResult};
-use super::Convert;
 
 enum InstState {
     None,
@@ -39,8 +38,8 @@ impl Convert {
                 if *within_inst {
                     inst_str.push_str(&format!("{useful_str}\n"));
                 } else {
-                    writeln!(stream, "{useful_str}")?;
                     // normal Python line
+                    writeln!(stream, "{useful_str}")?;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -56,8 +55,12 @@ impl Convert {
     }
 
     fn print_inst<W: Write>(&self, stream: &mut W, inst_str: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-        // TODO: process YML
-        writeln!(stream, "_inst_file.write('''{}''')", inst_str)?;
+        let inst_map: serde_yaml::Value =
+            serde_yaml::from_str(&self.apply_protected_verilog_regex(inst_str))?;
+        let mut inst_str_parsed = serde_yaml::to_string(&vec![inst_map])?;
+        inst_str_parsed = inst_str_parsed.replace("__LEFT_BRACKET__{", "{");
+        inst_str_parsed = inst_str_parsed.replace("}__RIGHT_BRACKET__", "}");
+        writeln!(stream, "_inst_file.write(f'''{}''')", inst_str_parsed)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }