diff --git a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Monitor.pm b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Monitor.pm
index 629a8960b..2e47fa610 100644
--- a/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Monitor.pm
+++ b/scripts/ZoneMinder/lib/ZoneMinder/Monitor.pm
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ $serial = $primary_key = 'Id';
 %defaults = (
     ServerId => 0,
     StorageId => 0,
-    Type      => 'Ffmpeg',
-    Function  => 'Mocord',
+    Type      => q`'Ffmpeg'`,
+    Function  => q`'Mocord'`,
     Enabled   => 1,
     LinkedMonitors => undef,
     Device  =>  '',
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ $serial = $primary_key = 'Id';
     VideoWriter =>  0,
     OutputCodec =>  undef,
     OutputContainer => undef,
-    EncoderParameters => "# Lines beginning with # are a comment \n# For changing quality, use the crf option\n# 1 is best, 51 is worst quality\n#crf=23\n",
+    EncoderParameters => '',
     RecordAudio=>0,
     RTSPDescribe=>0,
     Brightness  =>  -1,
     Contrast    =>  -1,
     Hue         =>  -1,
     Colour      =>  -1,
-    EventPrefix =>  'Event-',
-    LabelFormat => '%N - %d/%m/%y %H:%M:%S',
+    EventPrefix =>  q`'Event-'`,
+    LabelFormat => '',
     LabelX      =>  0,
     LabelY      =>  0,
     LabelSize   =>  1,
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ $serial = $primary_key = 'Id';
     DefaultRate =>  100,
     DefaultScale  =>  100,
     SignalCheckPoints =>  0,
-    SignalCheckColour =>  '#0000BE',
-    WebColour   =>  '#ff0000',
+    SignalCheckColour =>  q`'#0000BE'`,
+    WebColour   =>  q`'#ff0000'`,
     Exif    =>  0,
     Sequence  =>  undef,
     ZoneCount =>  0,
     Refresh => undef,
-    DefaultCodec  => 'auto',
+    DefaultCodec  => q`'auto'`,
     Latitude  =>  undef,
     Longitude =>  undef,
     );