diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/nic-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/nic-tab.js
index 97a0bf17d1..3d4b2ee158 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/nic-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/network/nic-tab.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ define(function(require) {
       $(".auto", context).show();
 
       if ( templateJSON["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"] ) {
-        $("input#"+this.nicTabId+"_SCHED_REQUIREMENTS", context).val(templateJSON["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"]);
+        $("input#"+this.nicTabId+"_SCHED_REQUIREMENTS", context).val(templateJSON["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"].split('"').join("\\\""));
       }
 
       if ( templateJSON["SCHED_RANK"] ) {
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/nics-section.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/nics-section.js
index f6d517f939..bf4dffd129 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/nics-section.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/nics-section.js
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ define(function(require) {
         if ( rank && rank !== "" ){
           nic["SCHED_RANK"] = rank;
         }
+      } else {
+        delete nic["NETWORK_MODE"];
+        delete nic["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"];
+        delete nic["SCHED_RANK"];
       }
 
       if ( !nic["NETWORK_MODE"] || ( nic["NETWORK_MODE"] && nic["NETWORK_MODE"] !== "auto" ) )
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ define(function(require) {
           var selected_vnets = vnetsTableAuto.retrieveResourceTableSelect();
 
           $.each(selected_vnets, function(index, netID) {
-            req_string.push('ID="'+netID+'"');
+            req_string.push('ID=\\"'+netID+'\\"');
           });
           $(".SCHED_REQUIREMENTS", dd_context).val(req_string.join(" | "));
         }
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ define(function(require) {
       $(".auto", dd_context).show();
 
       if ( options.nic["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"] ) {
-        $("input#provision_accordion_dd_"+provision_nic_accordion_dd_id+"_SCHED_REQUIREMENTS", dd_context).val(options.nic["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"]);
+        $("input#provision_accordion_dd_"+provision_nic_accordion_dd_id+"_SCHED_REQUIREMENTS", dd_context).val(options.nic["SCHED_REQUIREMENTS"].split('"').join("\\\""));
       }
 
       if ( options.nic["SCHED_RANK"] ) {