diff --git a/src/FileConventions/Library.fs b/src/FileConventions/Library.fs
index 8b43afa18..b388c8a99 100644
--- a/src/FileConventions/Library.fs
+++ b/src/FileConventions/Library.fs
@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ let IsExecutable(fileInfo: FileInfo) =
 
 let DefiningEmptyStringsWithDoubleQuotes(fileInfo: FileInfo) =
     let fileText = File.ReadAllText fileInfo.FullName
-    fileText.Contains "\"\""
+
+    Regex("(?<!\\\\)(?<!\\|\\s*)\"\"", RegexOptions.Compiled)
+        .IsMatch fileText
 
 let ProjFilesNamingConvention(fileInfo: FileInfo) =
     let regex = Regex "(.*)\..*proj$"