diff --git a/extensions/gdata/src/com/google/refine/extension/gdata/FusionTableSerializer.java b/extensions/gdata/src/com/google/refine/extension/gdata/FusionTableSerializer.java
index 8ef34e389..ef7dcd326 100644
--- a/extensions/gdata/src/com/google/refine/extension/gdata/FusionTableSerializer.java
+++ b/extensions/gdata/src/com/google/refine/extension/gdata/FusionTableSerializer.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ final class FusionTableSerializer implements TabularSerializer {
             }
             sb.append("\"");
             if (cellData != null && cellData.text != null) {
-                sb.append(cellData.text.replaceAll("\"", "\\\\\""));
+                sb.append(cellData.text.replaceAll("\"", "\"\""));
             }
             sb.append("\"");
         }