diff --git a/parser/model/model.go b/parser/model/model.go
index 8e8f9cd860add..9da3e260264ab 100644
--- a/parser/model/model.go
+++ b/parser/model/model.go
@@ -1184,51 +1184,57 @@ func writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb *strings.Builder, item string) {
 	}
 	sb.WriteString(item)
 }
+func writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb *strings.Builder, item string, value string) {
+	writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("%s=\"%s\"", item, strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\"", "\\\"")))
+}
+func writeSettingIntegerToBuilder(sb *strings.Builder, item string, value uint64) {
+	writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%d", item, value))
+}
 
 func (p *PlacementSettings) String() string {
 	sb := new(strings.Builder)
 	if len(p.PrimaryRegion) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("PRIMARY_REGION=\"%s\"", p.PrimaryRegion))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "PRIMARY_REGION", p.PrimaryRegion)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.Regions) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("REGIONS=\"%s\"", p.Regions))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "REGIONS", p.Regions)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.Schedule) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("SCHEDULE=\"%s\"", p.Schedule))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "SCHEDULE", p.Schedule)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.Constraints) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("CONSTRAINTS=\"%s\"", p.Constraints))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "CONSTRAINTS", p.Constraints)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.LeaderConstraints) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("LEADER_CONSTRAINTS=\"%s\"", p.LeaderConstraints))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "LEADER_CONSTRAINTS", p.LeaderConstraints)
 	}
 
 	if p.Voters > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("VOTERS=%d", p.Voters))
+		writeSettingIntegerToBuilder(sb, "VOTERS", p.Voters)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.VoterConstraints) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("VOTER_CONSTRAINTS=\"%s\"", p.VoterConstraints))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "VOTER_CONSTRAINTS", p.VoterConstraints)
 	}
 
 	if p.Followers > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("FOLLOWERS=%d", p.Followers))
+		writeSettingIntegerToBuilder(sb, "FOLLOWERS", p.Followers)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.FollowerConstraints) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("FOLLOWER_CONSTRAINTS=\"%s\"", p.FollowerConstraints))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "FOLLOWER_CONSTRAINTS", p.FollowerConstraints)
 	}
 
 	if p.Learners > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("LEARNERS=%d", p.Learners))
+		writeSettingIntegerToBuilder(sb, "LEARNERS", p.Learners)
 	}
 
 	if len(p.LearnerConstraints) > 0 {
-		writeSettingItemToBuilder(sb, fmt.Sprintf("LEARNER_CONSTRAINTS=\"%s\"", p.LearnerConstraints))
+		writeSettingStringToBuilder(sb, "LEARNER_CONSTRAINTS", p.LearnerConstraints)
 	}
 
 	return sb.String()
diff --git a/parser/model/model_test.go b/parser/model/model_test.go
index bbefb05b4c38e..7cbcd63a2f5f1 100644
--- a/parser/model/model_test.go
+++ b/parser/model/model_test.go
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func TestPlacementSettingsString(t *testing.T) {
 		Voters:      3,
 		Followers:   2,
 		Learners:    1,
-		Constraints: "{+us-east-1:1,+us-east-2:1}",
+		Constraints: "{\"+us-east-1\":1,+us-east-2:1}",
 	}
-	require.Equal(t, "CONSTRAINTS=\"{+us-east-1:1,+us-east-2:1}\" VOTERS=3 FOLLOWERS=2 LEARNERS=1", settings.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "CONSTRAINTS=\"{\\\"+us-east-1\\\":1,+us-east-2:1}\" VOTERS=3 FOLLOWERS=2 LEARNERS=1", settings.String())
 }