diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap
index 2970110647..25c213a716 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/__snapshots__/tfExpressions.test.ts.snap
@@ -314,3 +314,17 @@ class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
 }
 "
 `;
+
+exports[`tfExpressions strings containing single outer quotes are supported snapshot typescript 1`] = `
+"import { Construct } from "constructs";
+import { TerraformOutput, TerraformStack } from "cdktf";
+class MyConvertedCode extends TerraformStack {
+  constructor(scope: Construct, name: string) {
+    super(scope, name);
+    new TerraformOutput(this, "hash", {
+      value: "'static'",
+    });
+  }
+}
+"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts
index 04ae970559..594c1d23a0 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2cdk/test/tfExpressions.test.ts
@@ -238,4 +238,18 @@ ITEM
       resources: [],
     }
   );
+
+  testCase.test(
+    "strings containing single outer quotes are supported",
+    `
+      output "hash" {
+        value = "'static'"
+      }`,
+    [],
+    Snapshot.yes,
+    Synth.yes,
+    {
+      resources: [],
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/bridge.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/bridge.ts
index 58b68ee3dc..5502f30ec7 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/bridge.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export async function getReferencesInExpression(
   // with a multi-line string, which is causing all kinds of problems
   let offset = 0;
   let quoteWrappedExpression = expression;
-  if (!expression.startsWith('"') && !expression.startsWith("'")) {
+  if (!expression.startsWith('"')) {
     quoteWrappedExpression = `"${expression}"`;
     offset = 1;
   }
diff --git a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/util.ts b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/util.ts
index b73de5a5f7..51ccc618c6 100644
--- a/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/util.ts
+++ b/packages/@cdktf/hcl2json/lib/util.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function wrapTerraformExpression(input: string): {
     return { wrap: input, wrapOffset: 0 };
   }
 
-  if (input.startsWith(`"`) || input.startsWith("'")) {
+  if (input.startsWith(`"`)) {
     if (input.indexOf("\n") >= 0) {
       const trimWrapped = input.substring(1, input.length - 1);
       return {