diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index d569204b10..4da97ee58b 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import io.codearte.accurest.util.JsonConverter
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
 import static io.codearte.accurest.util.ContentUtils.extractValue
-import static io.codearte.accurest.util.ContentUtils.recognizeContentTypeFromHeader
 import static io.codearte.accurest.util.ContentUtils.recognizeContentTypeFromContent
+import static io.codearte.accurest.util.ContentUtils.recognizeContentTypeFromHeader
 
 /**
  * @author Jakub Kubrynski
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SpockMethodBodyBuilder {
 			}
 			if (request.body) {
 				Object bodyValue = extractServerValueFromBody(request.body.serverValue)
-				String matches = new JsonOutput().toJson(bodyValue)
+				String matches = trimRepeatedQuotes(new JsonOutput().toJson(bodyValue))
 				addLine(".body('$matches')")
 			}
 
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ class SpockMethodBodyBuilder {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private String trimRepeatedQuotes(String toTrim) {
+		if (toTrim.startsWith('"')) {
+			return toTrim.replaceAll('"', '')
+		}
+		return toTrim
+	}
+
 	private Object extractServerValueFromBody(bodyValue) {
 		if (bodyValue instanceof GString) {
 			bodyValue = extractValue(bodyValue, { DslProperty dslProperty -> dslProperty.serverValue })
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ class SpockMethodBodyBuilder {
 			}
 		} else if (value instanceof Map) {
 			processMapElement(value, blockBuilder, property)
-		}else if (value instanceof Map.Entry) {
+		} else if (value instanceof Map.Entry) {
 			processEntryElement(blockBuilder, property, value)
 		} else if (value instanceof List) {
 			processArrayElements(value, property, blockBuilder)
diff --git a/accurest-core/src/test/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBuilderSpec.groovy b/accurest-core/src/test/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
index d8bfefcf5e..e9301d0c70 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/test/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/test/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/SpockMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ class SpockMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification {
 				}
 				response {
 					status 200
-					body (
+					body(
 							property1: 'a',
 							property2: [
-							        [a: 'sth'],
-							        [b: 'sthElse']
+									[a: 'sth'],
+									[b: 'sthElse']
 							]
 					)
 				}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class SpockMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification {
 				request {
 					method "GET"
 					url "test"
-					body (
+					body(
 							items: ['HOP']
 					)
 				}
@@ -85,6 +85,29 @@ class SpockMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification {
 			blockBuilder.toString().contains(".body('{\"items\":[\"HOP\"]}')")
 	}
 
+	@Issue("#88")
+	def "should generate proper request when body constructed from GString"() {
+		given:
+			GroovyDsl contractDsl = GroovyDsl.make {
+				request {
+					method "GET"
+					url "test"
+					body(
+							"property1=VAL1"
+					)
+				}
+				response {
+					status 200
+				}
+			}
+			SpockMethodBodyBuilder builder = new SpockMethodBodyBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+		then:
+			blockBuilder.toString().contains(".body('property1=VAL1')")
+	}
+
 	def "should generate assertions for array in response body"() {
 		given:
 			GroovyDsl contractDsl = GroovyDsl.make {
@@ -205,7 +228,7 @@ class SpockMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification {
 				}
 				response {
 					status 200
-					body( """{"property1":"a","property2":"${value(client('123'), server(regex('[0-9]{3}')))}"}""")
+					body("""{"property1":"a","property2":"${value(client('123'), server(regex('[0-9]{3}')))}"}""")
 					headers {
 						header('Content-Type': 'application/json')
 
@@ -259,4 +282,6 @@ class SpockMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification {
 			spockTest.contains('responseBody.property1 == "a"')
 			spockTest.contains('responseBody.property2 == "b"')
 	}
+
+
 }