diff --git a/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls b/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls
index 7c2dcaf716694cf7d1dae9a1a84e3cae282081ec..0e776480e8fcfff6e6b6be778037ccbcafc5a63e 100644
--- a/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls
+++ b/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 \listfiles
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1999/12/01]
 \ProvidesClass{vl-addressLabels}
-    [2015/07/15 v0.1f Dokumentenklasse (RN/PTB)]
+    [2016/02/01 v0.1g Dokumentenklasse (RN/PTB)]
 
 \newcommand*\vl@lang{english}
 
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@
 
 \RequirePackage{trimspaces}
 
-\newcommand\firm[1]{\xdef\vl@firm{\trim@spaces{#1}}}
+\newcommand\firm[1]{%
+  \begingroup
+  \let\\=\relax
+  \xdef\vl@firm{\trim@spaces{#1}}
+  \endgroup
+}
 \newcommand\attn[1]{\xdef\vl@attn{\trim@spaces{#1}}}
 \newcommand\name[1]{\xdef\vl@name{\trim@spaces{#1}}}
 \newcommand\street[1]{\xdef\vl@street{\trim@spaces{#1}}}