diff --git a/dca/tl_content.php b/dca/tl_content.php
index c3171db..802045c 100644
--- a/dca/tl_content.php
+++ b/dca/tl_content.php
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@
 		'helpwizard' => true,
 		'tl_class' => 'w50',
 	),
-	'sql' => "varchar(64) NOT NULL default 'a:3:{i:0;s:2:\"50\";i:1;s:2:\"50\";i:2;s:4:\"crop\";}'",
+	'sql' => version_compare(VERSION, '4', '<')
+		? "varchar(64) NOT NULL default 'a:3:{i:0;s:2:\"50\";i:1;s:2:\"50\";i:2;s:4:\"crop\";}'"
+		: "varchar(64) NOT NULL default 'a:3:{i:0;s:2:\\\"50\\\";i:1;s:2:\\\"50\\\";i:2;s:4:\\\"crop\\\";}'",
 );
 $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_content']['fields']['rsts_thumbs_slideMaxCount'] = array(
 	'label' => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_module']['rsts_slideMaxCount'],
diff --git a/dca/tl_module.php b/dca/tl_module.php
index 35e7142..7ae65f3 100644
--- a/dca/tl_module.php
+++ b/dca/tl_module.php
@@ -390,7 +390,9 @@
 		'helpwizard' => true,
 		'tl_class' => 'w50',
 	),
-	'sql' => "varchar(64) NOT NULL default 'a:3:{i:0;s:2:\"50\";i:1;s:2:\"50\";i:2;s:4:\"crop\";}'",
+	'sql' => version_compare(VERSION, '4', '<')
+		? "varchar(64) NOT NULL default 'a:3:{i:0;s:2:\"50\";i:1;s:2:\"50\";i:2;s:4:\"crop\";}'"
+		: "varchar(64) NOT NULL default 'a:3:{i:0;s:2:\\\"50\\\";i:1;s:2:\\\"50\\\";i:2;s:4:\\\"crop\\\";}'",
 );
 $GLOBALS['TL_DCA']['tl_module']['fields']['rsts_thumbs_slideMaxCount'] = array(
 	'label' => &$GLOBALS['TL_LANG']['tl_module']['rsts_slideMaxCount'],