diff --git a/pybossa/sched.py b/pybossa/sched.py
index d6050d49d..459d623c9 100644
--- a/pybossa/sched.py
+++ b/pybossa/sched.py
@@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ def reserve_task_sql_filters(project_id, reserve_task_keys, exclude):
         filter_list = []
         for i in range(0, len(category_fv), 2):
             key, value = category_fv[i], category_fv[i + 1]
-            filter_list.append("task.info->>'{}' = '{}'".format(key, value))
+            escaped_value = value.replace("'", "''")
+            filter_list.append("task.info->>'{}' = '{}'".format(key, escaped_value))
         filter_dict[category] = "({})".format(" AND ".join(filter_list))
 
     if filter_dict:
diff --git a/test/test_reserve_task_category.py b/test/test_reserve_task_category.py
index 8bb2e4a1d..b47efd6e0 100644
--- a/test/test_reserve_task_category.py
+++ b/test/test_reserve_task_category.py
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ def test_task_category_to_sql_filter(self):
                 "reserve_task:project:202:category:x:1:y:2:z:3:user:1008:task:454"
             ], "filters, category must be as per keys passed and include negate, NOT IN clause"
 
+        # task category key exists, returns sql filter and its associated category_keys
+        project_id, exclude = "202", False
+        task_info = dict(name1="john's value", name2="john's baker's value")
+        expected_sql_filter = " AND ((task.info->>'name1' = 'john''s value' AND task.info->>'name2' = 'john''s baker''s value')) "
+        reserve_task_keys = ["reserve_task:project:{}:category:name1:john's value:name2:john's baker's value:user:1008:task:454".format(project_id)]
+        filters, category_keys = reserve_task_sql_filters(project_id, reserve_task_keys, exclude)
+        assert filters == expected_sql_filter and \
+            category_keys == reserve_task_keys, "filters, category must be non empty"
+
 
     @with_context
     @patch('pybossa.redis_lock.LockManager.get_task_category_lock')