diff --git a/devops/helpers/ssh_client.py b/devops/helpers/ssh_client.py
index 751b3121..22b17027 100644
--- a/devops/helpers/ssh_client.py
+++ b/devops/helpers/ssh_client.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import base64
 import os
 import posixpath
 import stat
@@ -214,7 +215,10 @@ class SSHClient(object):
         stderr = chan.makefile_stderr('rb')
         cmd = "%s\n" % command
         if self.sudo_mode:
-            cmd = 'sudo -S bash -c "%s"' % cmd.replace('"', '\\"')
+            encoded_cmd = base64.b64encode(cmd)
+            cmd = "sudo -S bash -c 'eval $(base64 -d <(echo \"{0}\"))'".format(
+                encoded_cmd
+            )
             chan.exec_command(cmd)
             if stdout.channel.closed is False:
                 stdin.write('%s\n' % self.password)
diff --git a/devops/tests/helpers/test_ssh_client.py b/devops/tests/helpers/test_ssh_client.py
index 1e7dfeb7..42cd9441 100644
--- a/devops/tests/helpers/test_ssh_client.py
+++ b/devops/tests/helpers/test_ssh_client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # pylint: disable=no-self-use
 
+import base64
 from contextlib import closing
 from os.path import basename
 import posixpath
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ username = 'user'
 password = 'pass'
 private_keys = []
 command = 'ls ~ '
+encoded_cmd = base64.b64encode("%s\n" % command)
 
 
 @mock.patch('devops.helpers.ssh_client.logger', autospec=True)
@@ -340,7 +342,9 @@ class TestSSHClient(TestCase):
             mock.call.makefile('wb'),
             mock.call.makefile('rb'),
             mock.call.makefile_stderr('rb'),
-            mock.call.exec_command('sudo -S bash -c "{}\n"'.format(command))
+            mock.call.exec_command(
+                "sudo -S bash -c '"
+                "eval $(base64 -d <(echo \"{0}\"))'".format(encoded_cmd))
         ))
         self.assertIn(
             mock.call.debug(
@@ -373,7 +377,9 @@ class TestSSHClient(TestCase):
             mock.call.makefile('wb'),
             mock.call.makefile('rb'),
             mock.call.makefile_stderr('rb'),
-            mock.call.exec_command('sudo -S bash -c "{}\n"'.format(command))
+            mock.call.exec_command(
+                "sudo -S bash -c '"
+                "eval $(base64 -d <(echo \"{0}\"))'".format(encoded_cmd))
         ))
         self.assertIn(
             mock.call.debug(