diff --git a/internal/wifi/wpasupplicant/backend.go b/internal/wifi/wpasupplicant/backend.go
index 406b8f5..4fa8e8b 100644
--- a/internal/wifi/wpasupplicant/backend.go
+++ b/internal/wifi/wpasupplicant/backend.go
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ func (b *WPABackend) IsScanning() (bool, error) {
 func (b *WPABackend) Connect(ssid, password string) error {
 	// Create network configuration
 	config := make(map[string]interface{})
-	config["ssid"] = fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", ssid) // wpa_supplicant expects quoted SSID
+	config["ssid"] = ssid // Raw SSID string, no quotes
 
 	if password != "" {
 		// For WPA/WPA2-PSK networks
-		config["psk"] = fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", password)
+		config["psk"] = password // Raw password string, no quotes
 	} else {
 		// For open networks
 		config["key_mgmt"] = "NONE"