diff --git a/httemplate/edit/elements/detail-table.html b/httemplate/edit/elements/detail-table.html
index 496ba31b3..7fab7592d 100644
--- a/httemplate/edit/elements/detail-table.html
+++ b/httemplate/edit/elements/detail-table.html
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
   detail_table_info.field['<% $id %>'] = '<% $field %>';
   detail_table_info.rownum['<% $id %>'] = 0;
 % foreach my $detail ( @details ) { 
+% $detail =~ s/'/\\'/g;
   addDetailRow('<% $id %>','<% $detail %>');
 % } 
 </SCRIPT>