diff --git a/org.apache.felix.ipojo.plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/plugin/OsgiJarMojo.java b/org.apache.felix.ipojo.plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/plugin/OsgiJarMojo.java
index 0f7bbdc..807a68d 100644
--- a/org.apache.felix.ipojo.plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/plugin/OsgiJarMojo.java
+++ b/org.apache.felix.ipojo.plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/plugin/OsgiJarMojo.java
@@ -985,10 +985,10 @@
 		
 		for(int i = 0; i < element.getAttributes().length; i++) {
 			if(element.getAttributes()[i].getNameSpace().equals("")) { 
-				result = result + "$" + element.getAttributes()[i].getName() + "="+element.getAttributes()[i].getValue() + " ";
+				result = result + "$" + element.getAttributes()[i].getName() + "=\""+element.getAttributes()[i].getValue() + "\" ";
 			}
 			else {
-				result = result + "$" + element.getAttributes()[i].getNameSpace()+ ":" + element.getAttributes()[i].getName() + "="+element.getAttributes()[i].getValue() + " ";
+				result = result + "$" + element.getAttributes()[i].getNameSpace()+ ":" + element.getAttributes()[i].getName() + "=\""+element.getAttributes()[i].getValue() + "\" ";
 			}
 		}
 		for(int i = 0; i < element.getElements().length; i++) {