diff --git a/quarkus-cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/quarkus/cli/QuarkusCliTlsCommandIT.java b/quarkus-cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/quarkus/cli/QuarkusCliTlsCommandIT.java
index a449da74a..53bca84f5 100644
--- a/quarkus-cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/quarkus/cli/QuarkusCliTlsCommandIT.java
+++ b/quarkus-cli/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/quarkus/cli/QuarkusCliTlsCommandIT.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void generateCertificate() {
                 .assertFileExistsStr(cmd -> cmd.getOutputLineRemainder("Key Store File:"))
                 .assertFileExistsStr(cmd -> cmd.getOutputLineRemainder("Trust Store File:"))
                 // save truststore path in application properties so that we can use it in TlsCommandTest
-                .addToAppProps(cmd -> TRUST_STORE_PATH + "=" + cmd.getOutputLineRemainder("Trust Store File:"))
+                .addToAppProps(cmd -> TRUST_STORE_PATH + "=" + addEscapes(cmd.getOutputLineRemainder("Trust Store File:")))
                 .assertCommandOutputContains(
                         "Signed Certificate generated successfully and exported into `%s-keystore.p12`".formatted(CERT_NAME))
                 // following properties are set by this tls command, and we want to use them TlsCommandTest as well