diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
index 8a8729006..752647bd4 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/WebReaderViewModel.kt
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ class WebReaderViewModel @Inject constructor(
   }
 
   fun saveAnnotation(annotation: String) {
-    val script = "var event = new Event('saveAnnotation');event.annotation = '$annotation';document.dispatchEvent(event);"
+    val jsonAnnotation = Gson().toJson(annotation)
+    val script = "var event = new Event('saveAnnotation');event.annotation = $jsonAnnotation;document.dispatchEvent(event);"
+
+    Log.d("loggo", script)
+
     enqueueScript(script)
     cancelAnnotationEdit()
   }