diff --git a/salt/profile/privatebin/init.sls b/salt/profile/privatebin/init.sls
index 7b9c036..80f769d 100644
--- a/salt/profile/privatebin/init.sls
+++ b/salt/profile/privatebin/init.sls
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ privatebin_clean:
     - sections:
         {%- macro conf(section, options) %}
         {%- for option in options.keys() -%}
-        {%- if mypillar[section][option] is string and mypillar[section][option].startswith('$') or mypillar[section][option] is number %}
+        {%- if ( mypillar[section][option] is string and mypillar[section][option].startswith('$') ) or mypillar[section][option] is number %}
         {%- set value = mypillar[section][option] -%}
         {%- else %}
-        {%- set value = mypillar[section][option] | quote -%}
+        {%- set value = "\"'" ~ mypillar[section][option] ~ "'\"" -%}
         {%- endif %}
           {{ option }}: {{ value }}
         {%- endfor -%}