diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_commands/api.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_commands/api.lua
index 32fd12c037..39a7d3b2b6 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_commands/api.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_commands/api.lua
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mcl_commands.types = {
 				return S("Word is invalid!")
 			end
 		end},
-	quotestring   = {'["]+(.+)["]+',
+	quotestring   = {'"+(.-)"+',
 		function(res, pointer)
 			if res[pointer] == tostring(res[pointer]) then
 				return nil, string.sub(tostring(res[pointer]), 2, #res[pointer]-1), pointer+1
diff --git a/mods/MISC/mcl_basic_commands/bossbar.lua b/mods/MISC/mcl_basic_commands/bossbar.lua
index 2902055fd5..9886c59c4f 100644
--- a/mods/MISC/mcl_basic_commands/bossbar.lua
+++ b/mods/MISC/mcl_basic_commands/bossbar.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ end
 --TODO: toggle it with setting/mod
 mcl_commands.register_command("bossbar", {
 	func = function(cmd)
-		cmd:sub("add :id: :string:word", {
+		cmd:sub("add :id: :string:quotestring", {
 			func = function(name, id, string)
 				mcl_commands.bossbar.registered_dynamic[id] = {text=string, color="white", percentage=100, players=nil} --set percentage to 0
 				return true, "Super"