diff --git a/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi b/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi
index 406b506dd..cc6db7d79 100755
--- a/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi
+++ b/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ else {
 			}
 		foreach my $oo (split(/\s+/, $in{"others_$i"})) {
 			my ($n, $v) = split(/=/, $oo, 2);
-			$v = "\"$v\"" if ($v =~ /\s|,|=/);
+			$v = "\"$v\"" if ($v =~ /\s|,|=/ && $v !~ /['"]/);
 			push(@opts, "$n=$v");
 			}
 		push(@actions, $in{"action_$i"}."[".join(", ", @opts)."]");