diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
index 2026685..0307478 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/shared-salt.yaml
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@
     sed -i 's/mcp_version:.*/mcp_version: {{ REPOSITORY_SUITE }}/g' {{ CLUSTER_CONTEXT_PATH }}
     {%- if JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH != '' %}
     # Escape / with \/
-    escaped_branch=$(echo {{ JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH }} | sed "s/\//\\\\\//g")
-    sed -i "s/jenkins_pipelines_branch: .*/jenkins_pipelines_branch: $escaped_branch/g" {{ CLUSTER_CONTEXT_PATH }}
+    escaped_branch=$(echo {{ JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH }} | sed s'/\//\\\//g')
+    sed -i "s/jenkins_pipelines_branch:.*/jenkins_pipelines_branch: '$escaped_branch'/g" {{ CLUSTER_CONTEXT_PATH }}
     {%- endif %}
     {%- if CONTROL_VLAN  %}
     sed -i 's/control_vlan: .*/control_vlan: {{ CONTROL_VLAN }}/g' {{ CLUSTER_CONTEXT_PATH }}