diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc
index 5788749..be0c331 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_js_generator.cc
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
     t_base_type::t_base tbase = ((t_base_type*)type)->get_base();
     switch (tbase) {
     case t_base_type::TYPE_STRING:
-      out << "'" << value->get_string() << "'";
+      out << "'" << get_escaped_string(value) << "'";
       break;
     case t_base_type::TYPE_BOOL:
       out << (value->get_integer() > 0 ? "true" : "false");