diff --git a/sitetree/sitetreeapp.py b/sitetree/sitetreeapp.py
index caf889a8..8db9df4b 100644
--- a/sitetree/sitetreeapp.py
+++ b/sitetree/sitetreeapp.py
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ def url(self, sitetree_item, context=None):
             view_path = url
             all_arguments = []
 
+            view_path = view_path.strip('"\'')
+
             if ' ' in url:
                 view_path = url.split(' ')
                 # We should try to resolve URL parameters from site tree item.
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ def url(self, sitetree_item, context=None):
                     # We enclose arg in double quotes as already resolved.
                     all_arguments.append('"%s"' % resolved)
 
-                view_path = view_path[0].strip('"\' ')
+                view_path = view_path[0].strip()
 
             url_pattern = "'%s' %s" % (view_path, ' '.join(all_arguments))
 
diff --git a/sitetree/tests/test_models.py b/sitetree/tests/test_models.py
index c9fefa7a..4822a051 100644
--- a/sitetree/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/sitetree/tests/test_models.py
@@ -48,3 +48,25 @@ def test_model_tree_item():
 
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         TreeItem(tree=tree1, alias='only').save()  # Unique alias within tree
+
+
+def test_sitetree_url():
+    """ Few simple tests to ensure SiteTree.url function works properly """
+    from sitetree.models import Tree, TreeItem
+    from sitetree.sitetreeapp import get_sitetree
+    tree1 = Tree(alias='test')
+    tree1.save()
+    st = get_sitetree()
+
+    item = TreeItem(tree=tree1, alias='other', url='foo', pk=1)
+    assert st.url(item) == "foo"
+
+    item = TreeItem(tree=tree1, alias='other', url='foo/bar', pk=2)
+    assert st.url(item) == "foo/bar"
+
+    item = TreeItem(tree=tree1, alias='other', url='contacts_china \'2\'', urlaspattern=True, pk=3)
+    assert st.url(item) == "/contacts/australia/2/"
+
+    # Test for bug #257
+    item = TreeItem(tree=tree1, alias='other', url='contacts_china\'', urlaspattern=True, pk=4)
+    assert st.url(item) == "#unresolved"