diff --git a/dynamodb/json.odin b/dynamodb/json.odin
index 7badc22..479a06a 100644
--- a/dynamodb/json.odin
+++ b/dynamodb/json.odin
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ serialize_item_to_builder :: proc(b: ^strings.Builder, item: Item) {
 serialize_attribute_value :: proc(b: ^strings.Builder, attr: Attribute_Value) {
 	switch v in attr {
 	case String:
-		strings.write_string(b, `{"S":"`)
+		strings.write_string(b, `{"S":`)
 		//strings.write_string(b, string(v))
 		write_string_escaped(b, string(v))
-		strings.write_string(b, `"}`)
+		strings.write_string(b, `}`)
 
 	case DDB_Number:
 		num_str := format_ddb_number(v)