diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2bea34c..ec71e0b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ function toLua(obj, currDepth, CurrEntry) {
     }
     if (!lodash.isObject(obj)) {
         if (typeof obj === 'string') {
+            let hasTwo = obj.indexOf("\"") >= 0;
+            let hasOne = obj.indexOf("\'") >= 0;
+            if (hasTwo && hasOne) {
+                return '"' + obj.replace(/\"/g, "\\\"").replace(/\'/, "\\\'") + '"';
+            }
+            else if (hasTwo) {
+                return "'" + obj + "'";
+            }
             return '"' + obj + '"';
         }
         return obj.toString();
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index f7ae08f..df940e5 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ function toLua(obj: any, currDepth: number, CurrEntry?: string): string {
 	}
 	if (!lodash.isObject(obj)) {
 		if (typeof obj === 'string') {
+			let hasTwo = obj.indexOf("\"") >= 0;
+			let hasOne = obj.indexOf("\'") >= 0;
+			if (hasTwo && hasOne) {
+				return '"' + obj.replace(/\"/g, "\\\"").replace(/\'/, "\\\'") + '"';
+			} else if (hasTwo) {
+				return "'" + obj + "'";
+			}
 			return '"' + obj + '"';
 		}
 		return obj.toString();