diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/settings-tab/panels/user-config.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/settings-tab/panels/user-config.js
index 593b67f3b1..2b50835d36 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/settings-tab/panels/user-config.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/settings-tab/panels/user-config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   var Locale = require('utils/locale');
   var Config = require('sunstone-config');
   var OpenNebula = require('opennebula');
+  var TemplateUtils = require('utils/template-utils');
   var Sunstone = require('sunstone');
   var Notifier = require('utils/notifier');
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ define(function(require) {
         return false;
       }
 
-      var template_str = 'SSH_PUBLIC_KEY = "'+keypair+'"';
+      var template_str = 'SSH_PUBLIC_KEY = "'+TemplateUtils.escapeDoubleQuotes(keypair)+'"';
 
       Sunstone.runAction("User.append_template", "-1", template_str);
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/context.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/context.js
index 856880af87..4c7573bb7a 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/context.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/templates-tab/form-panels/create/wizard-tabs/context.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ define(function(require) {
     if ($("#ssh_context", context).is(":checked")) {
       var public_key = $("#ssh_public_key", context).val();
       if (public_key) {
-        contextJSON["SSH_PUBLIC_KEY"] = public_key;
+        contextJSON["SSH_PUBLIC_KEY"] = TemplateUtils.escapeDoubleQuotes(public_key);
       } else {
         contextJSON["SSH_PUBLIC_KEY"] = '$USER[SSH_PUBLIC_KEY]';
       }
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/panels/info.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/panels/info.js
index 8e29990669..2d5d277cb7 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/panels/info.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/users-tab/panels/info.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ define(function(require) {
   var TemplateInfo = require('hbs!./info/html');
   var TemplateChgrpTr = require('hbs!./info/chgrp-tr');
   var ResourceSelect = require('utils/resource-select');
+  var TemplateUtils = require('utils/template-utils');
   var Locale = require('utils/locale');
   var OpenNebulaUser = require('opennebula/user');
   var Sunstone = require('sunstone');
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ define(function(require) {
 
     context.off("change", "#user_ssh_public_key_textarea");
     context.on("change", "#user_ssh_public_key_textarea", function() {
-      var template_str = 'SSH_PUBLIC_KEY = "'+$(this).val()+'"';
+      var template_str = 'SSH_PUBLIC_KEY = "'+TemplateUtils.escapeDoubleQuotes($(this).val())+'"';
 
       Sunstone.runAction("User.append_template", that.element.ID, template_str);
     });