diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/jmeter-client/api.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/jmeter-client/api.mustache
index 60ec78c155d..1717071e100 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/jmeter-client/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/jmeter-client/api.mustache
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
               </elementProp>{{/queryParams}}{{#bodyParam}}
               <elementProp name="{{paramName}}" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                {{=<% %>=}}<stringProp name="Argument.value">${<% paramName %>}</stringProp><%={{ }}=%>
+                {{=<% %>=}}<stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${<% paramName %>}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp><%={{ }}=%>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>{{/bodyParam}}{{#authMethods}}{{#isApiKey}}{{#isKeyInQuery}}
               <elementProp name="{{keyParamName}}" elementType="HTTPArgument">
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/PetApi.jmx b/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/PetApi.jmx
index 1bc21baf5eb..6fdef6ad04e 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/PetApi.jmx
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/PetApi.jmx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/StoreApi.jmx b/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/StoreApi.jmx
index 48a114769d1..6c10ea74074 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/StoreApi.jmx
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/StoreApi.jmx
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/UserApi.jmx b/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/UserApi.jmx
index 208580536e1..fc1ff67ed39 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/UserApi.jmx
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/jmeter/UserApi.jmx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
             <collectionProp name="Arguments.arguments">
               <elementProp name="body" elementType="HTTPArgument">
                 <boolProp name="HTTPArgument.always_encode">false</boolProp>
-                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${body}</stringProp>
+                <stringProp name="Argument.value">${__javaScript("${body}".replace(/'/g\, '"'),)}</stringProp>
                 <stringProp name="Argument.metadata">=</stringProp>
               </elementProp>
             </collectionProp>