diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationDao.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationDao.java
index c45171e8..f5045d74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationDao.java
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ public class ApplicationDao {
             }
 
             // Wrap it in ="..." to make Excel treat it as a literal string
-            return "=\"" + stringValue.replace("\"", "\"\"") + "\"";
+            return stringValue;
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return "";