diff --git a/src/devedeng/interface_manager.py b/src/devedeng/interface_manager.py
index ff3c15a..9e51e2f 100644
--- a/src/devedeng/interface_manager.py
+++ b/src/devedeng/interface_manager.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class interface_manager(GObject.GObject):
             The default value can be a text or None """
 
         if (default_value != None):
-            exec('self.'+text_name+' = "'+str(default_value)+'"')
+            exec('self.'+text_name+' = "'+str(default_value).replace('\"','\\"')+'"')
         else:
             exec('self.'+text_name+' = None')
         self.interface_text.append( (text_name, callback) )