diff --git a/napalm/junos/junos.py b/napalm/junos/junos.py
index 4c8eb9f82..22e6dbc29 100644
--- a/napalm/junos/junos.py
+++ b/napalm/junos/junos.py
@@ -1102,6 +1102,11 @@ def _process_pipe(cmd, txt):
                 exploded_pipe = pipe.split()
                 pipe_oper = exploded_pipe[0]  # always there
                 pipe_args = "".join(exploded_pipe[1:2])
+                enclosed_arg = re.match(r'"(.+)"', " ".join(exploded_pipe[1:]))
+                if enclosed_arg:
+                    pipe_args = enclosed_arg.group().strip('"')
+                else:
+                    pipe_args = "".join(exploded_pipe[1:2])
                 # will not throw error when there's no arg
                 pipe_oper_args[pipe_oper] = pipe_args
             for oper in _OF_MAP.keys():