diff --git a/scripts/container-specs.sh b/scripts/container-specs.sh
index 8b6b9698..fa875e67 100755
--- a/scripts/container-specs.sh
+++ b/scripts/container-specs.sh
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ load_spec_electrumx() {
   SPEC_PORTS="50001:50001"
   SPEC_VOLUMES="/var/lib/archipelago/electrumx:/data"
   SPEC_MEMORY="$(mem_limit electrumx)"
-  SPEC_HEALTH_CMD="python3 -c 'import socket; s=socket.create_connection((\"localhost\",8000),2); s.close()' || exit 1"
+  SPEC_HEALTH_CMD="python3 -c 'import socket; socket.create_connection((\\\"localhost\\\",8000),2).close()' || exit 1"
   SPEC_ENV="DAEMON_URL=http://$BITCOIN_RPC_USER:$BITCOIN_RPC_PASS@bitcoin-knots:8332/ COIN=Bitcoin DB_DIRECTORY=/data SERVICES=tcp://:50001,rpc://0.0.0.0:8000"
   SPEC_TIER="1"
   SPEC_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/archipelago/electrumx"