diff --git a/src/khoj/processor/conversation/utils.py b/src/khoj/processor/conversation/utils.py
index 710de9ff..a1c8d0a4 100644
--- a/src/khoj/processor/conversation/utils.py
+++ b/src/khoj/processor/conversation/utils.py
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ def commit_conversation_trace(
         # Write files and stage them
         for filename, content in files_to_commit.items():
             file_path = os.path.join(repo_path, filename)
+            # Unescape special characters in content for better readability
+            content = content.strip().replace("\\n", "\n").replace("\\t", "\t")
             with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 f.write(content)
             repo.index.add([filename])