diff --git a/bin/v-add-dns-record b/bin/v-add-dns-record
index 2b4c52ca..bbf8edd8 100755
--- a/bin/v-add-dns-record
+++ b/bin/v-add-dns-record
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ if [[ $rtype =~ NS|CNAME|MX|PTR|SRV ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-dvalue=${dvalue//\"/}
+if [ $rtype != "CAA" ]; then
+    dvalue=${dvalue//\"/}
 
-if [[ "$dvalue" =~ [\;[:space:]] ]]; then
-    dvalue='"'"$dvalue"'"'
+    if [[ "$dvalue" =~ [\;[:space:]] ]]; then
+        dvalue='"'"$dvalue"'"'
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Additional argument formatting