diff --git a/src/APIM_ARMTemplate/apimtemplate/Creator/Utilities/OpenApi.cs b/src/APIM_ARMTemplate/apimtemplate/Creator/Utilities/OpenApi.cs
index 7ce8b85d..8fa1decc 100644
--- a/src/APIM_ARMTemplate/apimtemplate/Creator/Utilities/OpenApi.cs
+++ b/src/APIM_ARMTemplate/apimtemplate/Creator/Utilities/OpenApi.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public string GetDefinition()
             }
             else
             {
-                return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(definition_);
+                // include StringEscaping to ensure single quotes are escaped
+                return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(definition_, settings: new JsonSerializerSettings { StringEscapeHandling = StringEscapeHandling.EscapeHtml});
             }
         }