diff --git a/lib/types/operation.js b/lib/types/operation.js
index bce47d7cb..8672e7419 100644
--- a/lib/types/operation.js
+++ b/lib/types/operation.js
@@ -861,9 +861,9 @@ Operation.prototype.asCurl = function (args1, args2) {
     for (key in obj.headers) {
       var value = obj.headers[key];
       if(typeof value === 'string'){
-        value = value.replace(/"/g, '\\"');
+        value = value.replace(/\'/g, '\\u0027');
       }
-      results.push('--header "' + key + ': ' + value + '"');
+      results.push('--header \'' + key + ': ' + value + '\'');
     }
   }
 
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ Operation.prototype.asCurl = function (args1, args2) {
       body = obj.body;
     }
 
-    results.push('-d "' + body.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"');
+    results.push('-d \'' + body.replace(/\'/g, '\\u0027') + '\'');
   }
 
   return 'curl ' + (results.join(' ')) + ' "' + obj.url + '"';
diff --git a/test/compat/request.js b/test/compat/request.js
index f3e74ae7e..a99bf1766 100644
--- a/test/compat/request.js
+++ b/test/compat/request.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('1.2 request operations', function () {
   it('shows curl syntax', function () {
     var curl = sample.pet.getPetById.asCurl({petId: 1});
 
-    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" "http://localhost:8001/v1/api/pet/1"');
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header \'Accept: application/json\' "http://localhost:8001/v1/api/pet/1"');
   });
 
   it('generate a get request', function () {
diff --git a/test/help.js b/test/help.js
index bcc7dd310..ecbebd235 100644
--- a/test/help.js
+++ b/test/help.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('help options', function () {
                                    new auth.SwaggerAuthorizations());
     var curl = op.asCurl({});
 
-    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" "http://localhost/path"');
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header \'Accept: application/json\' "http://localhost/path"');
   });
 
   it('prints a curl statement with headers', function () {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('help options', function () {
       Authorization: 'Oauth:"test"'
     });
 
-    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" --header "name: tony" --header "age: 42" --header "Authorization: Oauth:\\"test\\"" "http://localhost/path"');
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header \'Accept: application/json\' --header \'name: tony\' --header \'age: 42\' --header \'Authorization: Oauth:"test"\' "http://localhost/path"');
   });
 
   it('prints a curl statement with custom content-type', function () {
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ describe('help options', function () {
       responseContentType: 'application/xml'
     });
 
-    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/xml" "http://localhost/path"');
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X GET --header \'Accept: application/xml\' "http://localhost/path"');
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/request.js b/test/request.js
index c75ba85a3..521d402a0 100644
--- a/test/request.js
+++ b/test/request.js
@@ -303,14 +303,21 @@ describe('swagger request functions', function () {
     var petApi = sample.pet;
     var curl = petApi.addPet.asCurl({body: {id:10101}});
 
-    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X POST --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Accept: application/json" -d "{\\"id\\":10101}" "http://localhost:8000/v2/api/pet"');
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X POST --header \'Content-Type: application/json\' --header \'Accept: application/json\' -d \'{"id":10101}\' "http://localhost:8000/v2/api/pet"');
   });
 
   it('prints a curl post statement from a string', function () {
     var petApi = sample.pet;
     var curl = petApi.addPet.asCurl({body: '{"id":10101}'});
 
-    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X POST --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Accept: application/json" -d "{\\"id\\":10101}" "http://localhost:8000/v2/api/pet"');
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X POST --header \'Content-Type: application/json\' --header \'Accept: application/json\' -d \'{"id":10101}\' "http://localhost:8000/v2/api/pet"');
+  });
+
+  it('prints a curl post statement from a string containing a single quote', function () {
+    var petApi = sample.pet;
+    var curl = petApi.addPet.asCurl({body: '{"id":"foo\'bar"}'});
+
+    expect(curl).toBe('curl -X POST --header \'Content-Type: application/json\' --header \'Accept: application/json\' -d \'{"id":"foo\\u0027bar"}\' "http://localhost:8000/v2/api/pet"');
   });
 
   it('gets an server side 404, and verifies that the content-type in the response is correct, and different than one in the request', function (done) {
@@ -404,4 +411,4 @@ describe('swagger basePath override functions', function () {
     sample.clientAuthorizations.authz = {};
     done();
   });
-});
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+});