diff --git a/hgettext.cabal b/hgettext.cabal
--- a/hgettext.cabal
+++ b/hgettext.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                   hgettext
-Version:                0.1.2
+Version:                0.1.3
 Cabal-Version:          >= 1.6
 
 License:                BSD3
diff --git a/src/hgettext.hs b/src/hgettext.hs
--- a/src/hgettext.hs
+++ b/src/hgettext.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 formatMessages src l = concat $ map potEntry l
     where potEntry (l, s) = unlines [
                              "#: " ++ src ++ ":" ++ (show l),
-                             "msgid \"" ++ s ++ "\"",
+                             "msgid " ++ (show s),
                              "msgstr \"\"",
                              ""
                             ]