diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index fa1ee0715..81da4cd09 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 			catch (e){}
 			if (text)
 			{
-				note.value = '"' + text + '"';
+				note.value = text;
 			}
 			note.save();
 			note.focus();
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 		if (itemsView.selection.count == 1 && items[0] && items[0].isNote())
 		{
 			var note = items[0].getNote()
-			items[0].updateNote(note + "\n\n" + '"' + text + '"');
+			items[0].updateNote(note + "\n\n" + text);
 			var noteElem = document.getElementById('zotero-note-editor')
 			noteElem.focus();
 			noteElem.id('noteField').inputField.editor.