diff --git a/bin/generate-example-metadata.mjs b/bin/generate-example-metadata.mjs
index 7ee9421..035f239 100755
--- a/bin/generate-example-metadata.mjs
+++ b/bin/generate-example-metadata.mjs
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@
     process.exit(errorNumber);
 }
 
+const json2dotNotationLitteral = (j) => JSON.stringify(j)
+    .replace(/^"|"$/g, "")
+    .replace(/\\"/g, '"');
+
 const json2dotNotation = (
     json,
     prefix = "post.responses.default.content.application/json.example."
 ) => {
     const flattened = flatten(json);
     const str = Object.keys(flattened)
-        .map(key => prefix + key + ": " + JSON.stringify(flattened[key]))
+        .map(key => `${prefix + key}: ${json2dotNotationLitteral(flattened[key])}`)
         .join("\n");
     return str;
 };