diff --git a/app/views/conversations/new.haml b/app/views/conversations/new.haml
index 1155a7c3d..0ee5d85a0 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/new.haml
+++ b/app/views/conversations/new.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 :javascript
   $(document).ready(function () {
-    var data = $.parseJSON( '#{@all_contacts_and_ids.to_json}' ),
+    var data = $.parseJSON( '#{@all_contacts_and_ids.to_json.gsub("'", "\\\\'")}' ),
         autocompleteInput = $("#contact_autocomplete");
 
     autocompleteInput.autoSuggest(data, {
diff --git a/app/views/profiles/_edit_public.html.haml b/app/views/profiles/_edit_public.html.haml
index 53976c130..bad8450f6 100644
--- a/app/views/profiles/_edit_public.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/profiles/_edit_public.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 :javascript
   $(document).ready(function () {
-    var data = $.parseJSON( '#{@tags_array.to_json}' ),
+    var data = $.parseJSON( '#{@tags_array.to_json.gsub("'", "\\\\'")}' ),
         autocompleteInput = $("#profile_tag_string");