diff --git a/boards/default_src/python/generators/text.js b/boards/default_src/python/generators/text.js
index 6b0cc455..d23d7087 100644
--- a/boards/default_src/python/generators/text.js
+++ b/boards/default_src/python/generators/text.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import * as Blockly from 'blockly/core';
 export const text = function (_, generator) {
     // Text value.
     //var code = 'String('+generator.quote_(this.getFieldValue('TEXT'))+')';
-    var code = generator.quote_(this.getFieldValue('TEXT'));
+    // var code = generator.quote_(this.getFieldValue('TEXT'));
+    var code = `"${this.getFieldValue('TEXT')}"`;
     return [code, generator.ORDER_ATOMIC];
 }