diff --git a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
index 05364c17..e78457ff 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/runtime.js
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export function invokePartial(partial, context, options) {
   }
 
   if (partial === undefined) {
-    throw new Exception('The partial \"' + options.name + '\" could not be found');
+    throw new Exception('The partial "' + options.name + '" could not be found');
   } else if (partial instanceof Function) {
     return partial(context, options);
   }