diff --git a/bin/git-stats b/bin/git-stats
index cc89659..9ae1b0e 100755
--- a/bin/git-stats
+++ b/bin/git-stats
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var GitStats = require("../lib");
 
 switch (process.argv[2]) {
     case "--record":
-        var data = process.argv[3];
+        var data = process.argv[3].replace(/^\"|\"$/g, "");
         console.log(data);
         try {
             data = JSON.parse(data);