diff --git a/oxi/interfaces/models/templates/keenetic.ttp b/oxi/interfaces/models/templates/keenetic.ttp
index 6f9dfc7..85eb929 100644
--- a/oxi/interfaces/models/templates/keenetic.ttp
+++ b/oxi/interfaces/models/templates/keenetic.ttp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ default_interfaces = {}
 <group name="interfaces">
 interface {{ name | _start_ | exclude("Vlan") }}
     rename {{ rename }}
-    description {{ description | ORPHRASE }}
+    description {{ description | ORPHRASE | strip('"') }}
     ip address {{ ip_address }} {{ netmask }}
     {{ shutdown | re("up") | replace("up","False") | strip('"') }}
     {{ shutdown | re("down") | replace("down","True") | strip('"') }}