diff --git a/packages/typescript-fetch-client/templates/modelGeneric.hbs b/packages/typescript-fetch-client/templates/modelGeneric.hbs
index 03f80c06..eb31b09b 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-fetch-client/templates/modelGeneric.hbs
+++ b/packages/typescript-fetch-client/templates/modelGeneric.hbs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface {{className name}} {{#if parents}}extends {{#each parents}}{{{n
 {{/if}}
 {{#each properties}}
 	{{>frag/propertyDocumentation memberOf=../name}}
-	{{#if readOnly}}readonly {{/if}}{{serializedName}}{{#unless required}}?{{/unless}}: {{{nativeType.serializedType}}};
+	{{#if readOnly}}readonly {{/if}}'{{serializedName}}'{{#unless required}}?{{/unless}}: {{{nativeType.serializedType}}};
 {{/each}}
 }
 {{>modelNestedModels}}
diff --git a/packages/typescript-fetch-client2/templates/modelGeneric.hbs b/packages/typescript-fetch-client2/templates/modelGeneric.hbs
index 03f80c06..eb31b09b 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-fetch-client2/templates/modelGeneric.hbs
+++ b/packages/typescript-fetch-client2/templates/modelGeneric.hbs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface {{className name}} {{#if parents}}extends {{#each parents}}{{{n
 {{/if}}
 {{#each properties}}
 	{{>frag/propertyDocumentation memberOf=../name}}
-	{{#if readOnly}}readonly {{/if}}{{serializedName}}{{#unless required}}?{{/unless}}: {{{nativeType.serializedType}}};
+	{{#if readOnly}}readonly {{/if}}'{{serializedName}}'{{#unless required}}?{{/unless}}: {{{nativeType.serializedType}}};
 {{/each}}
 }
 {{>modelNestedModels}}