diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsRequestHeadersWhen.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsRequestHeadersWhen.java
index 5e4d13c2fb..d32642eb01 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsRequestHeadersWhen.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsRequestHeadersWhen.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.ExecutionProperty;
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.Header;
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.MatchingStrategy;
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.Request;
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ class JaxRsRequestHeadersWhen implements When {
 				.filter(header -> !headerToIgnore(header)).iterator();
 		while (iterator.hasNext()) {
 			Header header = iterator.next();
-			String text = ".header(\"" + header.getName() + "\", "
-					+ this.bodyParser.quotedLongText(MapConverter
-							.getTestSideValuesForNonBody(header.getServerValue()))
+			String text = ".header(\"" + header.getName() + "\", " + headerValue(header)
 					+ ")";
 			if (iterator.hasNext()) {
 				this.blockBuilder.addLine(text);
@@ -60,6 +59,15 @@ class JaxRsRequestHeadersWhen implements When {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private String headerValue(Header header) {
+		Object headerServerValue = header.getServerValue();
+		if (headerServerValue instanceof ExecutionProperty) {
+			return ((ExecutionProperty) headerServerValue).getExecutionCommand();
+		}
+		return this.bodyParser.quotedLongText(
+				MapConverter.getTestSideValuesForNonBody(header.getServerValue()));
+	}
+
 	private boolean headerToIgnore(Header header) {
 		return contentTypeOrAccept(header) || headerOfAbsentType(header);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy
index fc34132784..53b9f4b332 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/SpringTestMethodBodyBuildersSpec.groovy
@@ -3161,4 +3161,45 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			"junit"           | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.JUNIT }
 			"junit5"          | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.JUNIT5 }
 	}
+
+	@Issue('#1252')
+	def 'should call execute in headers instead of quoting it [#methodBuilderName]'() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method PUT()
+					url '/frauds/name'
+					headers {
+						header(authorization(), value(client(anyNonBlankString()), server(execute("toString()"))))
+
+					}
+				}
+				response {
+					status OK()
+					headers {
+						header(contentType(), "${fromRequest().header(contentType())}")
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			methodBuilder()
+		when:
+			String test = singleTestGenerator(contractDsl)
+		then:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, test)
+		then:
+			!test.contains('''"toString()"''')
+			!test.contains("""'toString()'""")
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName | methodBuilder
+			"spock"           | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.SPOCK }
+			"testng"          | { properties.testFramework = TestFramework.TESTNG }
+			"mockmvc"         | { properties.testMode = TestMode.MOCKMVC }
+			"jaxrs-spock"     | {
+				properties.testFramework = TestFramework.SPOCK; properties.testMode = TestMode.JAXRSCLIENT
+			}
+			"jaxrs"           | {
+				properties.testFramework = TestFramework.JUNIT; properties.testMode = TestMode.JAXRSCLIENT
+			}
+			"webclient"       | { properties.testMode = TestMode.WEBTESTCLIENT }
+	}
 }