diff --git a/novathesis-files/packages.clo b/novathesis-files/packages.clo
index 7a841350..ff530658 100644
--- a/novathesis-files/packages.clo
+++ b/novathesis-files/packages.clo
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     , translate=babel
     , acronym % add acronyms listing
     , symbols % add symbols listing
-    , sanitize=none % allow \gls inside descriptions
+    , sanitizesort=false % allow \gls inside descriptions
     % , automake
   ]{glossaries-extra} % To create glossaries
   % \glsdisablehyper
diff --git a/novathesis.cls b/novathesis.cls
index 05fb58e7..93ac8032 100644
--- a/novathesis.cls
+++ b/novathesis.cls
@@ -512,10 +512,9 @@
 \newcommand{\thetitle}{\novathesis@undefined[The Thesis Title]}
 \newcommand{\nttitle}[1]{%
   \newcommand{\thecovertitle}{#1}%
-    {% New cope for definitions
-      \renewcommand\\{ }
-      \xdef\@thetitle{#1}
-    }
+    \saveexpandmode\noexpandarg % set \noexpandarg locally
+      \StrSubstitute[0]{#1}{\\}{ }[\@thetitle]
+    \restoreexpandmode % restore the previous mode
   \renewcommand{\thetitle}{\@thetitle}%
   \AtBeginDocument{%
     \hypersetup{pdftitle = {\thetitle}}%
diff --git a/template.pdf b/template.pdf
index d2d307d0..11440f64 100644
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