diff --git a/launcher/settings/INIFile.cpp b/launcher/settings/INIFile.cpp
index cb909ae75..d16256b96 100644
--- a/launcher/settings/INIFile.cpp
+++ b/launcher/settings/INIFile.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ INIFile::INIFile() {}
 bool INIFile::saveFile(QString fileName)
 {
     if (!contains("ConfigVersion"))
-        insert("ConfigVersion", "1.1");
+        insert("ConfigVersion", "1.2");
     QSettings _settings_obj{ fileName, QSettings::Format::IniFormat };
     _settings_obj.setFallbacksEnabled(false);
 
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ QString unescape(QString orig)
     }
     return out;
 }
+
+QString unquote(QString str)
+{
+    if ((str.contains(QChar(';')) || str.contains(QChar('=')) || str.contains(QChar(','))) && str.endsWith("\"") && str.startsWith("\"")) {
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 5, 0)
+        str = str.remove(0, 1);
+        str = str.remove(str.size() - 1, 1);
+#else
+        str = str.removeFirst().removeLast();
+#endif
+    }
+    return str;
+}
+
 bool parseOldFileFormat(QIODevice& device, QSettings::SettingsMap& map)
 {
     QTextStream in(device.readAll());
@@ -124,7 +138,7 @@ bool parseOldFileFormat(QIODevice& device, QSettings::SettingsMap& map)
         QString key = line.left(eqPos).trimmed();
         QString valueStr = line.right(line.length() - eqPos - 1).trimmed();
 
-        valueStr = unescape(valueStr);
+        valueStr = unquote(unescape(valueStr));
 
         QVariant value(valueStr);
         map.insert(key, value);
@@ -154,7 +168,17 @@ bool INIFile::loadFile(QString fileName)
         file.close();
         for (auto&& key : map.keys())
             insert(key, map.value(key));
-        insert("ConfigVersion", "1.1");
+        insert("ConfigVersion", "1.2");
+    } else if (_settings_obj.value("ConfigVersion").toString() == "1.1") {
+        for (auto&& key : _settings_obj.allKeys()) {
+            if (auto valueStr = _settings_obj.value(key).toString();
+                (valueStr.contains(QChar(';')) || valueStr.contains(QChar('=')) || valueStr.contains(QChar(','))) &&
+                valueStr.endsWith("\"") && valueStr.startsWith("\"")) {
+                insert(key, unquote(valueStr));
+            } else
+                insert(key, _settings_obj.value(key));
+        }
+        insert("ConfigVersion", "1.2");
     } else
         for (auto&& key : _settings_obj.allKeys())
             insert(key, _settings_obj.value(key));
diff --git a/tests/INIFile_test.cpp b/tests/INIFile_test.cpp
index 2f49e573d..95730e244 100644
--- a/tests/INIFile_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/INIFile_test.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <settings/INIFile.h>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QTemporaryFile>
 #include <QVariant>
+#include "FileSystem.h"
 
 #include <QVariantUtils.h>
 
@@ -72,32 +75,120 @@ class IniFileTest : public QObject {
         QCOMPARE(out_list_numbers, list_numbers);
     }
 
-    void test_SaveAleardyExistingFile()
+    void test_SaveAlreadyExistingFile()
     {
-        QString fileName = "test_SaveAleardyExistingFile.ini";
         QString fileContent = R"(InstanceType=OneSix
 iconKey=vanillia_icon
 name=Minecraft Vanillia
 OverrideCommands=true
 PreLaunchCommand="$INST_JAVA" -jar packwiz-installer-bootstrap.jar link
-)";
+Wrapperommand=)";
+        fileContent += "\"";
+        fileContent += +R"(\"$INST_JAVA\" -jar packwiz-installer-bootstrap.jar link =)";
+        fileContent += "\"\n";
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        QString fileName = "test_SaveAlreadyExistingFile.ini";
         QFile file(fileName);
-
-        if (file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Text)) {
-            QTextStream stream(&file);
-            stream << fileContent;
-            file.close();
-        }
+        QCOMPARE(file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Text), true);
+#else
+        QTemporaryFile file;
+        QCOMPARE(file.open(), true);
+        QCOMPARE(file.fileName().isEmpty(), false);
+        QString fileName = file.fileName();
+#endif
+        QTextStream stream(&file);
+        stream << fileContent;
+        file.close();
 
         // load
         INIFile f1;
         f1.loadFile(fileName);
         QCOMPARE(f1.get("PreLaunchCommand", "NOT SET").toString(), "\"$INST_JAVA\" -jar packwiz-installer-bootstrap.jar link");
+        QCOMPARE(f1.get("Wrapperommand", "NOT SET").toString(), "\"$INST_JAVA\" -jar packwiz-installer-bootstrap.jar link =");
         f1.saveFile(fileName);
         INIFile f2;
         f2.loadFile(fileName);
         QCOMPARE(f2.get("PreLaunchCommand", "NOT SET").toString(), "\"$INST_JAVA\" -jar packwiz-installer-bootstrap.jar link");
-        QCOMPARE(f2.get("ConfigVersion", "NOT SET").toString(), "1.1");
+        QCOMPARE(f2.get("Wrapperommand", "NOT SET").toString(), "\"$INST_JAVA\" -jar packwiz-installer-bootstrap.jar link =");
+        QCOMPARE(f2.get("ConfigVersion", "NOT SET").toString(), "1.2");
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        FS::deletePath(fileName);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void test_SaveAlreadyExistingFileWithSpecialChars()
+    {
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        QString fileName = "test_SaveAlreadyExistingFileWithSpecialChars.ini";
+#else
+        QTemporaryFile file;
+        QCOMPARE(file.open(), true);
+        QCOMPARE(file.fileName().isEmpty(), false);
+        QString fileName = file.fileName();
+        file.close();
+#endif
+        QSettings settings{ fileName, QSettings::Format::IniFormat };
+        settings.setFallbacksEnabled(false);
+
+        settings.setValue("simple", "value1");
+        settings.setValue("withQuotes", R"("value2" with quotes)");
+        settings.setValue("withSpecialCharacters", "env mesa=true");
+        settings.setValue("withSpecialCharacters2", "1,2,3,4");
+        settings.setValue("withSpecialCharacters2", "1;2;3;4");
+        settings.setValue("withAll", "val=\"$INST_JAVA\" -jar; ls ");
+
+        settings.sync();
+
+        QCOMPARE(settings.status(), QSettings::Status::NoError);
+
+        // load
+        INIFile f1;
+        f1.loadFile(fileName);
+        for (auto key : settings.allKeys())
+            QCOMPARE(f1.get(key, "NOT SET").toString(), settings.value(key).toString());
+        f1.saveFile(fileName);
+        INIFile f2;
+        f2.loadFile(fileName);
+        for (auto key : settings.allKeys())
+            QCOMPARE(f2.get(key, "NOT SET").toString(), settings.value(key).toString());
+        QCOMPARE(f2.get("ConfigVersion", "NOT SET").toString(), "1.2");
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        FS::deletePath(fileName);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void test_SaveAlreadyExistingFileWithSpecialCharsV1()
+    {
+        QString fileContent = R"(InstanceType=OneSix
+ConfigVersion=1.1
+iconKey=vanillia_icon
+name=Minecraft Vanillia
+OverrideCommands=true
+PreLaunchCommand=)";
+        fileContent += "\"\\\"env mesa=true\\\"\"\n";
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        QString fileName = "test_SaveAlreadyExistingFileWithSpecialCharsV1.ini";
+        QFile file(fileName);
+        QCOMPARE(file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Text), true);
+#else
+        QTemporaryFile file;
+        QCOMPARE(file.open(), true);
+        QCOMPARE(file.fileName().isEmpty(), false);
+        QString fileName = file.fileName();
+#endif
+        QTextStream stream(&file);
+        stream << fileContent;
+        file.close();
+
+        // load
+        INIFile f1;
+        f1.loadFile(fileName);
+        QCOMPARE(f1.get("PreLaunchCommand", "NOT SET").toString(), "env mesa=true");
+        QCOMPARE(f1.get("ConfigVersion", "NOT SET").toString(), "1.2");
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+        FS::deletePath(fileName);
+#endif
     }
 };