--- a/hgext3rd/evolve/obshistory.py	Sun Dec 03 23:40:08 2017 +0530
+++ b/hgext3rd/evolve/obshistory.py	Mon Dec 04 15:50:32 2017 +0530
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
     # initial support for showing note
     if metadata.get('note'):
         fm.plain('\n    note: ')
-        fm.write('note', "'%s'", metadata['note'], label="evolve.note")
+        fm.write('note', "%s", metadata['note'], label="evolve.note")
 
     # Patch display
     if opts.get('patch'):