diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index b103e710d0..5bc6887a69 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -549,7 +549,13 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 	 * Removes unnecessary quotes
 	 */
 	protected String trimRepeatedQuotes(String toTrim) {
-		return toTrim.startsWith('"') ? toTrim.replaceAll('"', '') : toTrim
+		if (toTrim.startsWith('"')) {
+			return toTrim.replaceAll('"', '')
+			//#261
+		} else if (toTrim.startsWith('\\"') && toTrim.endsWith('\\"')) {
+			return toTrim.substring(2, toTrim.length() - 2)
+		}
+		return toTrim
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
index d90d9e95c2..402440dcc2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		where:
 			methodBuilderName                   | methodBuilder                                                                                                                                    | bodyString
 			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | """entity('property1=VAL1', 'application/octet-stream')"""
-			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                                   | 'entity("\\"property1=VAL1\\"", "application/octet-stream")'
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                                   | 'entity("property1=VAL1", "application/octet-stream")'
 	}
 
 	def "should generate assertions for array in response body with #methodBuilderName"() {
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ class JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		where:
 			methodBuilderName                   | methodBuilder                                                                                                                                    | bodyString
 			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | "entity('', 'application/octet-stream')"
-			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                                   | 'entity("\\"\\"", "application/octet-stream"'
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                                   | 'entity("", "application/octet-stream"'
 	}
 
 	def "should generate test for String in response body with #methodBodyName"() {
@@ -1113,4 +1113,77 @@ class JaxRsClientMethodBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 	}
+
+	@Issue('#261')
+	@Unroll
+	def "should not produce any additional quotes for [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method "POST"
+					url "/v2/applications/a-TEST-upload/documents"
+					headers {
+						header 'Authorization': "foo"
+						header 'Content-Type': "multipart/form-data;boundary=Boundary_1_1831312172_1491482784697"
+					}
+					body $('''
+--Boundary_1_1831312172_1491482784697
+Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"
+
+DATA
+--Boundary_1_1831312172_1491482784697--
+''')
+				}
+				response {
+					status 400
+					body "File name is required"
+				}
+			}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			!test.contains('entity("\\"\\n')
+			test.contains('''entity("\\n--Boundary_1_1831312172_1491482784697\\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\\"file\\"\\n\\nDATA\\n--Boundary_1_1831312172_1491482784697--\\n", "multipart/form-data;boundary=Boundary_1_1831312172_1491482784697"))''')
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, blockBuilder.toString())
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+	}
+
+	@Issue('#261')
+	@Unroll
+	def "should not produce any additional quotes for json body [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method "POST"
+					url "/foo"
+					headers {
+						header 'Content-Type': "application/json"
+					}
+					body $('''{ "foo": "bar"}''')
+				}
+				response {
+					status 400
+					body "File name is required"
+				}
+			}
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		when:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			def test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		then:
+			!test.contains('entity("\\"\\n')
+			test.contains('''.method("POST", entity("{\\"foo\\":\\"bar\\"}", "application/json"))''')
+		and:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompile(methodBuilderName, blockBuilder.toString())
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index ec78f42b53..e07ed7872b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		where:
 		methodBuilderName           | methodBuilder                                                               | bodyString
 		"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | """.body('''property1=VAL1''')"""
-		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '.body("\\"property1=VAL1\\"")'
+		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '.body("property1=VAL1")'
 	}
 
 	@Issue("185")
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		where:
 		methodBuilderName           | methodBuilder                                                               | bodyString
 		"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | ".body('''''')"
-		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | ".body(\"\\\"\\\"\")"
+		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '.body("")'
 	}
 
 		def "should generate test for String in response body with #methodBuilderName"() {
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ World.''')
 		methodBuilderName           | methodBuilder                                                               | bodyString
 		"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) } | """'''hello,
 World.'''"""
-		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '\\"hello,\\nWorld.\\"'
+		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | '"hello,\\nWorld."'
 	}
 
 	@Issue('180')