diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index afb273331aa..5bfd37fab36 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "dockerFile": "../Dockerfile.dev",
   "postCreateCommand": "mkdir -p config && pip3 install -e .",
   "appPort": 8123,
-  "runArgs": ["-e", "GIT_EDITOR=\"code --wait\""],
+  "runArgs": ["-e", "GIT_EDITOR=code --wait"],
   "extensions": [
     "ms-python.python",
     "visualstudioexptteam.vscodeintellicode",