diff --git a/build_info.json b/build_info.json
index d1c53d1..b072225 100644
--- a/build_info.json
+++ b/build_info.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "build_time": "",
     "source files": {
-        "version": "v2.9-4-g371ce76",
-        "commit": "371ce76a81138a9ba73676a41190c71ecd2b5748",
+        "version": "v2.9-5-g0a902cc",
+        "commit": "0a902cc0ecbccd9c4f50b99faf8e73f0b3ab5648",
         "dirty": false
     },
     "pytex": {
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
         {
             "name": "wip/code/mkessler-code.sty",
             "source file": "wip/code/code.pysty",
-            "build time": "2022/02/10 00:14",
-            "source version": "v2.9-4-g371ce76",
-            "source commit hash": "371ce76a81138a9ba73676a41190c71ecd2b5748",
+            "build time": "2022/02/10 00:27",
+            "source version": "v2.9-5-g0a902cc",
+            "source commit hash": "0a902cc0ecbccd9c4f50b99faf8e73f0b3ab5648",
             "pytex version": "v1.2.0-31-gc9bb0e8",
             "pytex commit hash": "c9bb0e87c91beae3e17a829603e4459cf804ec51",
-            "md5sum": "68ded87bc3cbb44e2c3ff6874eda1a5e",
+            "md5sum": "1bdb9ea56b85112b1ef80f59fcaff51d",
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diff --git a/wip/code/mkessler-code.sty b/wip/code/mkessler-code.sty
index e9d5f56..60f90fe 100644
--- a/wip/code/mkessler-code.sty
+++ b/wip/code/mkessler-code.sty
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 % 
 % Build details:
 %   PyTeX version: v1.2.0-31-gc9bb0e8 (commit c9bb0e8)
-%   Source code version: v2.9-4-g371ce76 (commit 371ce76)
+%   Source code version: v2.9-5-g0a902cc (commit 0a902cc)
 % 
 % This LaTeX package is free software and is dual-licensed
 % under the LPPLv1.3c and the GPLv3 licenses.
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 \DeclareOption{pipe}{\mkessler@code@pipetrue}
 \ProcessOptions
 
+
+% This is needed in general: when _ is active, we want it to expand to
+% an actual _ character
 \catcode`_=13
 \let_\_
 \catcode`_=8
@@ -71,20 +74,12 @@
   }
 \ExplSyntaxOff
 
-\newif\ifactive\activefalse
 \ifmkessler@code@pipe
   \catcode`|=\active
-  \def|{
-    \ifactive
-      \endgroup
-      \activefalse
-    \else
-      \begingroup
-      \catcode`_=13
-      \ttfamily
-    \fi
+  \def|#1|{
+    \code{#1}
   }
-% Quick fix for tables
-\AddToHook{env/tabular/begin}[code]{\catcode`|=13}
-\AddToHook{env/tabular/end}[code]{\catcode`|=8}
+% Do not make | active inside tables
+\AddToHook{env/tabular/before}[code]{\catcode`|=12}
+\AddToHook{env/tabular/after}[code]{\catcode`|=13}
 \fi