diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 6f1d253..9768892 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 license          "MIT"
 description      "Installs PostgreSQL, The world's most advanced open source database."
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "README.md"))
-version          "0.16.1"
+version          "0.16.3"
 
 recipe "postgresql",                   "Set up the apt repository and install dependent packages"
 recipe "postgresql::apt_repository",   "Internal recipe to setup the apt repository"
diff --git a/providers/user.rb b/providers/user.rb
index 9c2ed40..f27e558 100644
--- a/providers/user.rb
+++ b/providers/user.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def whyrun_supported?
     converge_by "Drop PostgreSQL User #{new_resource.name}" do
       execute "drop postgresql user #{new_resource.name}" do
         user "postgres"
-        command %(psql -c 'DROP ROLE IF EXISTS \\\"#{new_resource.name}\\\"')
+        command %(psql -c 'DROP ROLE IF EXISTS "#{new_resource.name}"')
         sensitive true
       end