diff --git a/roles/filetree_create/templates/current_credential_types.j2 b/roles/filetree_create/templates/current_credential_types.j2
index 6f27875bd..2306205ca 100644
--- a/roles/filetree_create/templates/current_credential_types.j2
+++ b/roles/filetree_create/templates/current_credential_types.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 controller_credential_types:
 {% for credential_type in current_credential_types_asset_value %}
   - name: "{{ credential_type.name }}"
-    description: "{{ credential_type.description }}"
+    description: "{{ credential_type.description | regex_replace('([\\\"])', '\\\\1') }}"
     kind: "{{ credential_type.kind }}"
     inputs:
 {{ credential_type.inputs | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) | indent(width=6, first=True) }}