diff --git a/collectors/htcondor/src/auditor_htcondor_collector/collector.py b/collectors/htcondor/src/auditor_htcondor_collector/collector.py
index eba0dbf6..72d90eca 100644
--- a/collectors/htcondor/src/auditor_htcondor_collector/collector.py
+++ b/collectors/htcondor/src/auditor_htcondor_collector/collector.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def _get_meta(self, job: dict) -> Meta:
             for item in entry if isinstance(entry, list) else [entry]:
                 value = get_value(item, job)
                 if value is not None:
-                    values.append(value)
+                    values.append(quote(value, safe=""))
                     if key == "site":  # site is a special case
                         break
             if not values: