diff --git a/java_tools/ConfigDefinition.jar b/java_tools/ConfigDefinition.jar
index acf8317f196..3e9468125c2 100644
Binary files a/java_tools/ConfigDefinition.jar and b/java_tools/ConfigDefinition.jar differ
diff --git a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigField.java b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigField.java
index 6e0428befc2..65509d5d860 100644
--- a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigField.java
+++ b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigField.java
@@ -367,11 +367,12 @@ public int getDigits() {
         return Integer.parseInt(tokens[5].trim());
     }
 
+    // see testUnquote
     public static String unquote(String token) {
         int length = token.length();
         if (length < 2)
             return token;
-        if (token.charAt(0) == '\"')
+        if (token.charAt(0) == '\"' && token.charAt(token.length() - 1) == '\"')
             return token.substring(1, length - 1);
         return token;
     }
diff --git a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/ConfigFieldParserTest.java b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/ConfigFieldParserTest.java
index c5302c86128..b0855bd2611 100644
--- a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/ConfigFieldParserTest.java
+++ b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/ConfigFieldParserTest.java
@@ -753,4 +753,14 @@ public void testStructTooltips() throws IOException {
                 "\tpid_isForcedInduction = \"Does the vehicle have a turbo or supercharger?\"\n" +
                         "\tpid_enableFan1WithAc = \"Turn on this fan when AC is on.\"\n", tsProjectConsumer.getSettingContextHelp().toString());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnquote() {
+        assertEquals("x", ConfigField.unquote("\"x\""));
+        // leave broken opening-only quote!
+        assertEquals("\"x", ConfigField.unquote("\"x"));
+// this does not look great let's document this corner case for now
+        assertEquals("x\"\n" +
+                "\"y", ConfigField.unquote("\"x\"\n\"y\""));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/OutputsTest.java b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/OutputsTest.java
index 75e7361afe4..8bebc35b4fd 100644
--- a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/OutputsTest.java
+++ b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/test/java/com/rusefi/test/OutputsTest.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public void generateDataLog() throws IOException {
         state.variableRegistry.register("GAUGE_NAME_FUEL_BASE", "hello");
 
         DataLogConsumer dataLogConsumer = new DataLogConsumer(null);
-        state.readBufferedReader(test, (dataLogConsumer));
+        state.readBufferedReader(test, dataLogConsumer);
         assertEquals(
                 "entry = issue_294_31, \"issue_294_31\", int,    \"%d\"\n" +
                         "entry = knock1, \"knock 1\", int,    \"%d\"\n" +
@@ -120,17 +120,19 @@ public void generateDataLog() throws IOException {
 
     @Test
     public void generateDataLogMultiLineCommentWithQuotes() throws IOException {
-        String test = "struct total\n" +
+        String test = "#define GAUGE_NAME_FUEL_BASE \"fuel: base mass\"\n" +
+                "struct total\n" +
                 "\tuint16_t autoscale baseFuel;@@GAUGE_NAME_FUEL_BASE@@\\nThis is the raw value we take from the fuel map or base fuel algorithm, before the corrections;\"mg\",1, 0, 0, 0, 0\n" +
                 "\tuint16_t autoscale baseFuel2;\"line1\\nline2\";\"mg\",1, 0, 0, 0, 0\n" +
                 "end_struct\n";
         ReaderState state = new ReaderState();
-        state.variableRegistry.register("GAUGE_NAME_FUEL_BASE", "hello");
 
         DataLogConsumer dataLogConsumer = new DataLogConsumer(null);
-        state.readBufferedReader(test, (dataLogConsumer));
+        state.readBufferedReader(test, dataLogConsumer);
+
+        assertEquals("\"fuel: base mass\"", state.variableRegistry.get("GAUGE_NAME_FUEL_BASE"));
         assertEquals(
-                "entry = baseFuel, \"hello\", int,    \"%d\"\n" +
+                "entry = baseFuel, \"fuel: base mass\", int,    \"%d\"\n" +
                         "entry = baseFuel2, \"line1\", int,    \"%d\"\n"
                         , dataLogConsumer.getContent());