diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/readtags.c b/native/v8_extensions/readtags.c
index 25c811c27..c671821cb 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/readtags.c
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/readtags.c
@@ -321,7 +321,18 @@ static void parseTagLine (tagFile *file, tagEntry *const entry)
 				do
 				{
 					p = strchr (p + 1, delimiter);
-				} while (p != NULL  &&  *(p - 1) == '\\');
+					if (p == NULL)
+						break;
+					if (*(p - 1) != '\\')
+						break;
+					// Make sure preceeding backslas isn't an escaped backslash by
+					// advancing backwards and counting the number of backslashes
+					int slashCount = 1;
+					while (*(p - slashCount - 1) == '\\')
+						slashCount++;
+					if (slashCount % 2 == 0)
+						break;
+				} while (1);
 				if (p == NULL)
 				{
 					/* invalid pattern */
diff --git a/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel-view.coffee b/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel-view.coffee
index fae00dfe0..3ede83809 100644
--- a/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/command-panel/lib/command-panel-view.coffee
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ class CommandPanelView extends View
       else
         @miniEditor.focus()
 
-  toggleLoading: ->
-    @loadingMessage.toggle()
-
   onExpandAll: (event) =>
     @previewList.expandAllPaths()
     @previewList.focus()
@@ -119,12 +116,12 @@ class CommandPanelView extends View
     @miniEditor.getText()
 
   execute: (command=@escapedCommand())->
-    @toggleLoading()
+    @loadingMessage.show()
     @errorMessages.empty()
 
     try
       @commandInterpreter.eval(command, rootView.getActiveEditSession()).done ({operationsToPreview, errorMessages}) =>
-        @toggleLoading()
+        @loadingMessage.hide()
         @history.push(command)
         @historyIndex = @history.length
 
diff --git a/src/packages/spell-check/package.cson b/src/packages/spell-check/package.cson
index 1405d4cd7..90fa8056c 100644
--- a/src/packages/spell-check/package.cson
+++ b/src/packages/spell-check/package.cson
@@ -1 +1 @@
-'main': 'lib/spell-check.coffee'
+'main': 'lib/spell-check'
diff --git a/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee b/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee
index 58149f9f4..fb87d78de 100644
--- a/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/symbols-view/lib/symbols-view.coffee
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ class SymbolsView extends SelectList
         setTimeout (=> @cancel()), 2000
 
   confirmed : (tag) ->
-    @cancel()
-    @openTag(tag)
+    if tag.file and not fs.isFile(project.resolve(tag.file))
+      @setError('Selected file does not exist')
+      setTimeout((=> @setError()), 2000)
+    else
+      @cancel()
+      @openTag(tag)
 
   openTag: (tag) ->
     position = tag.position
diff --git a/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee b/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee
index 6566e8b59..dcc5c5556 100644
--- a/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee
@@ -201,3 +201,29 @@ describe "SymbolsView", ->
         expect(symbolsView.list.children('li:last').find('.function-details')).toHaveText 'tagged.js'
         expect(symbolsView).not.toHaveClass "error"
         expect(symbolsView.error).not.toBeVisible()
+
+    describe "when selecting a tag", ->
+      describe "when the file doesn't exist", ->
+        renamedPath = null
+
+        beforeEach ->
+          renamedPath = project.resolve("tagged-renamed.js")
+          fs.remove(renamedPath) if fs.exists(renamedPath)
+          fs.move(project.resolve("tagged.js"), renamedPath)
+
+        afterEach ->
+          fs.move(renamedPath, project.resolve("tagged.js"))
+
+        it "doesn't open the editor", ->
+          rootView.trigger "symbols-view:toggle-project-symbols"
+          symbolsView = rootView.find('.symbols-view').view()
+
+          waitsFor ->
+            setArraySpy.callCount > 0
+
+          runs ->
+            spyOn(rootView, 'open').andCallThrough()
+            symbolsView.list.children('li:first').mousedown().mouseup()
+            expect(rootView.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+            expect(symbolsView.error.text().length).toBeGreaterThan 0
+            expect(symbolsView).toHaveClass "error"