diff --git a/installer/database_config.php b/installer/database_config.php
index a31119ac..0f04b95c 100644
--- a/installer/database_config.php
+++ b/installer/database_config.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $config['default'] = array(
   'connection'    => array(
     'type'     => '<?php print $type ?>',
     'user'     => '<?php print $user ?>',
-    'pass'     => '<?php print $password ?>',
+    'pass'     => '<?php print str_replace("'", "\\'", $password) ?>',
     'host'     => '<?php print $host ?>',
     'port'     => false,
     'socket'   => false,