diff --git a/lib/proxmox.js b/lib/proxmox.js
index 3bc8a81..b3a38e3 100644
--- a/lib/proxmox.js
+++ b/lib/proxmox.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module.exports = function(name, pwd, hostname) {
   function put(path, data, callback) {
     if ( (token.timeStamp + 7200) < new Date().getTime() ) authorize(path, data, callback, put);
     else {
-	data = querystring.stringify(data);
+	data = "\"" + querystring.stringify(data) + "\"";
     	makeRequest('PUT', path, data, callback);
     }
   };