diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ImageCropperPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ImageCropperPropertyEditor.cs
index 362be7d73d..5196fda0ee 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ImageCropperPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PropertyEditors/ImageCropperPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PropertyEditors
                         .GetPreValuesByDataTypeId(property.PropertyType.DataTypeDefinitionId).FirstOrDefault();
                     var crops = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(config) ? "[]" : config;
                     src = svalue;
-                    property.Value = "{src: '" + svalue + "', crops: " + crops + "}";
+                    property.Value = "{\"src\": \"" + svalue + "\", \"crops\": " + crops + "}";
                 }
                 else
                 {