diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImpl.java
index 4a423e7..9d182f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImpl.java
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 
 package org.openlmis.report.i18n;
 
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 @Component
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@ protected Properties getAllProperties(Locale locale) {
     return propertiesHolder.getProperties();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  @NonNull
+  protected MessageFormat createMessageFormat(@NonNull String msg, @NonNull Locale locale) {
+    String safe = msg.replaceAll("(?<!')'(?!')", "''");
+    return super.createMessageFormat(safe, locale);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get all messages for given locale.
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImplTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImplTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..716184d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openlmis/report/i18n/ExposedMessageSourceImplTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * This program is part of the OpenLMIS logistics management information system platform software.
+ * Copyright © 2017 VillageReach
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of
+ * the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses.  For additional information contact info@OpenLMIS.org.
+ */
+
+package org.openlmis.report.i18n;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class ExposedMessageSourceImplTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void apostropheWithPlaceholderIsRenderedCorrectly() {
+    ExposedMessageSourceImpl source = new ExposedMessageSourceImpl();
+    source.setDefaultEncoding("UTF-8");
+    Properties messages = new Properties();
+    messages.setProperty("test.apostrophe", "L'établissement {0}");
+    source.setCommonMessages(messages);
+
+    String result = source.getMessage("test.apostrophe",
+        new Object[] {"abc"}, Locale.FRENCH);
+
+    assertEquals("L'établissement abc", result);
+  }
+}