diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
index 70c838974..b0f8e57c1 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ data:
     AUTH_APPROVED_TENANTS: '{{ gt (len .Values.tap.auth.approvedTenants) 0 | ternary (join "," .Values.tap.auth.approvedTenants) "" }}'
     TELEMETRY_DISABLED: '{{ not .Values.tap.telemetry.enabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
     REPLAY_DISABLED: '{{ .Values.tap.replayDisabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
-    GLOBAL_FILTER: '{{ .Values.tap.globalFilter }}'
+    GLOBAL_FILTER: {{ include "kubeshark.escapeDoubleQuotes" .Values.tap.globalFilter | quote }}
     TRAFFIC_SAMPLE_RATE: '{{ .Values.tap.trafficSampleRate }}'
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 16b1014a9..ab5151662 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -48,3 +48,11 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 {{- define "kubeshark.serviceAccountName" -}}
 {{- printf "%s-service-account" .Release.Name }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Escape double quotes in a string
+*/}}
+{{- define "kubeshark.escapeDoubleQuotes" -}}
+  {{- regexReplaceAll "\"" . "\"" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+