diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index 4cdb0ec0595..cb5bff5f08c 100755
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ function data_generate_default_template(&$data, $template, $recordid=0, $form=fa
         if ($update) {
             $newdata = new object();
             $newdata->id = $data->id;
-            $newdata->{$template} = $str;
+            $newdata->{$template} = addslashes($str);
             if (!update_record('data', $newdata)) {
                 notify('Error updating template');
             } else {