diff --git a/lib/registrar.js b/lib/registrar.js
index 608fe28..8187584 100644
--- a/lib/registrar.js
+++ b/lib/registrar.js
@@ -94,14 +94,28 @@ class Registrar {
    * @param  {Object} expression AST node
    */
   functionDeclaration(contract, expression) {
-    const startContract = contract.instrumented.slice(0, expression.range[0]);
+    let start = 0;
+
+    // It's possible functions will have modifiers that take string args
+    // which contains an open curly brace. Skip ahead...
+    if (expression.modifiers && expression.modifiers.length){
+      for (let modifier of expression.modifiers ){
+        if (modifier.range[1] > start){
+          start = modifier.range[1];
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      start = expression.range[0];
+    }
+
+    const startContract = contract.instrumented.slice(0, start);
     const startline = ( startContract.match(/\n/g) || [] ).length + 1;
-    const startcol = expression.range[0] - startContract.lastIndexOf('\n') - 1;
+    const startcol = start - startContract.lastIndexOf('\n') - 1;
 
-    const endlineDelta = contract.instrumented.slice(expression.range[0]).indexOf('{');
+    const endlineDelta = contract.instrumented.slice(start).indexOf('{');
     const functionDefinition = contract.instrumented.slice(
-      expression.range[0],
-      expression.range[0] + endlineDelta
+      start,
+      start + endlineDelta
     );
     const endline = startline + (functionDefinition.match(/\n/g) || []).length;
     const endcol = functionDefinition.length - functionDefinition.lastIndexOf('\n');
@@ -118,7 +132,7 @@ class Registrar {
 
     this._createInjectionPoint(
       contract,
-      expression.range[0] + endlineDelta + 1,
+      start + endlineDelta + 1,
       {
         type: 'injectFunction',
         fnId: contract.fnId,
diff --git a/test/sources/solidity/contracts/statements/interpolation.sol b/test/sources/solidity/contracts/statements/interpolation.sol
index c0d4a08..d922a25 100644
--- a/test/sources/solidity/contracts/statements/interpolation.sol
+++ b/test/sources/solidity/contracts/statements/interpolation.sol
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ contract Interpolated {
     }
 }
 
-contract Test is Interpolated("abc{defg}"){
+contract TestA is Interpolated("abc{defg}"){
     function a(uint x) public {
         uint y = x;
     }
 }
+
+contract TestB is Interpolated {
+    constructor(uint x) public Interpolated("abc{defg}") {
+        uint y = x;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/units/statements.js b/test/units/statements.js
index 808ec32..69d10bf 100644
--- a/test/units/statements.js
+++ b/test/units/statements.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('generic statements', () => {
     util.report(info.solcOutput.errors);
   })
 
-  it('should compile a base contract contructor with a string arg containing "{"', ()=> {
+  it('should compile base contract contructors with string args containing "{"', ()=> {
     const info = util.instrumentAndCompile('statements/interpolation');
     util.report(info.solcOutput.errors);
   })