diff --git a/src/superannotate/lib/core/__init__.py b/src/superannotate/lib/core/__init__.py
index f605e6102..3f93a2f38 100644
--- a/src/superannotate/lib/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/superannotate/lib/core/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 NON_PLOTABLE_KEYS = ["eta_seconds", "iteration", "data_time", "time", "model"]
 
-SPECIAL_CHARACTERS_IN_PROJECT_FOLDER_NAMES = set('/\\:*?"<>|')
+SPECIAL_CHARACTERS_IN_PROJECT_FOLDER_NAMES = set('/\\:*?"<>|“')
 MAX_PIXEL_RESOLUTION = 4_000_000
 MAX_VECTOR_RESOLUTION = 100_000_000
 MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 100 * 1024 * 1024  # 100 MB limit
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_project_rename.py b/tests/integration/test_project_rename.py
index 0710bd5e5..20c5fe395 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_project_rename.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_project_rename.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class TestProjectRename(BaseTestCase):
     PROJECT_DESCRIPTION = "Desc"
     PROJECT_TYPE = "Vector"
     NEW_PROJECT_NAME = "new"
-    REPLACED_PROJECT_NAME = "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"
-    BAD_PROJECT_NAME = '/ \ : * ? " < > |'
+    REPLACED_PROJECT_NAME = "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"
+    BAD_PROJECT_NAME = '/ \ : * ? " “ < > |'
 
     def setUp(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.tearDown()