diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
index f3be29e386..cdc1b581b6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module MongoDBModule {
       let i = 0
       let startIndex = 0
       for (let c of params) {
-        if (c === '"') {
+        if (c === '"' && (i > 0 && params[i-1] !== '\\')) {
           inQuotes = !inQuotes
         }
         if (c === "{" && !inQuotes) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mongo.spec.js b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mongo.spec.js
index 02d37b18a2..9687723528 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mongo.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/mongo.spec.js
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe("MongoDB Integration", () => {
         },
         {
           "upsert": true,
-          "extra": "ad{d"
+          "extra": "ad\\"{\\"d"
         }`,
       extra: { collection: "testCollection", actionTypes: "updateOne" },
     }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ describe("MongoDB Integration", () => {
     })
     expect(args[2]).toEqual({
       upsert: true,
-      extra: "ad{d"
+      extra: "ad\"{\"d"
     })
   })
 })