diff --git a/data_navigator_test.go b/data_navigator_test.go
index 65c18148..6b398e69 100644
--- a/data_navigator_test.go
+++ b/data_navigator_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -51,22 +50,6 @@ func TestWrite_simple(t *testing.T) {
 	assertResult(t, "4", b["c"].(string))
 }
 
-var getValueTests = []struct {
-	argument        string
-	expectedResult  interface{}
-	testDescription string
-}{
-	{"true", true, "boolean"},
-	{"3.4", 3.4, "number"},
-}
-
-func TestGetValue(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tt := range getValueTests {
-		assertResultWithContext(t, tt.expectedResult, getValue(tt.argument, false), tt.testDescription)
-		assertResultWithContext(t, tt.argument, getValue(tt.argument, true), strings.Join([]string{tt.testDescription, "with forceString"}, " "))
-	}
-}
-
 func assertResult(t *testing.T, expectedValue interface{}, actualValue interface{}) {
 	if expectedValue != actualValue {
 		t.Error("Expected <", expectedValue, "> but got <", actualValue, ">")
diff --git a/yaml.go b/yaml.go
index 13966fa1..06a2877e 100644
--- a/yaml.go
+++ b/yaml.go
@@ -64,23 +64,17 @@ func writeProperty(c *cli.Context) {
 		log.Fatalf("Must provide <filename> <path_to_update> <value>")
 	}
 
-	var forceString bool
-	var argumentLength = len(c.Args())
-	if argumentLength >= 4 && c.Args()[argumentLength-1] == "forceString" {
-		forceString = true
-	}
-
 	var paths = parsePath(c.Args()[1])
 
-	write(parsedData, paths[0], paths[1:len(paths)], getValue(c.Args()[2], forceString))
+	write(parsedData, paths[0], paths[1:len(paths)], getValue(c.Args()[2]))
 
 	printYaml(parsedData, c.Bool("trim"))
 }
 
-func getValue(argument string, forceString bool) interface{} {
+func getValue(argument string) interface{} {
 	var value, err interface{}
-
-	if !forceString {
+	var inQuotes = argument[0] == '"'
+	if !inQuotes {
 		value, err = strconv.ParseFloat(argument, 64)
 		if err == nil {
 			return value
@@ -89,8 +83,9 @@ func getValue(argument string, forceString bool) interface{} {
 		if err == nil {
 			return value
 		}
+		return argument
 	}
-	return argument
+	return argument[1 : len(argument)-1]
 }
 
 func printYaml(context interface{}, trim bool) {
diff --git a/yaml_test.go b/yaml_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65e2b890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yaml_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var getValueTests = []struct {
+	argument        string
+	expectedResult  interface{}
+	testDescription string
+}{
+	{"true", true, "boolean"},
+	{"\"true\"", "true", "boolean as string"},
+	{"3.4", 3.4, "number"},
+	{"\"3.4\"", "3.4", "number as string"},
+}
+
+func TestGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range getValueTests {
+		assertResultWithContext(t, tt.expectedResult, getValue(tt.argument), tt.testDescription)
+	}
+}