diff --git a/aider_gitea/__init__.py b/aider_gitea/__init__.py
index cf051b4..9117616 100644
--- a/aider_gitea/__init__.py
+++ b/aider_gitea/__init__.py
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ def push_changes(
         for message in commit_messages.split('\n'):
             description += f'- {message}\n'
 
+    description = description.replace('"', '')
+
     cmd = [
         'git',
         'push',
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ def push_changes(
         '-o',
         f'title={issue_title}',
         '-o',
-        f'description={description}',
+        f'description="{description}"',
     ]
     run_cmd(cmd, cwd)
     return True