diff --git a/content/cumulus-linux-511/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md b/content/cumulus-linux-511/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md
index 2b676fca86..4af6955ddf 100644
--- a/content/cumulus-linux-511/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md
+++ b/content/cumulus-linux-511/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md
@@ -77,8 +77,13 @@ You must provide a certificate ID (`<cert-id>`) to uniquely identify the certifi
 
 The following example imports a CA certificate with a public key and calls the certificate `tls-cert-1`. The certificate is passphrase protected with `mypassphrase`. The public key is a Base64 ASCII encoded PEM string.
 
+{{%notice note%}}
+- You must enclose the public key in the NVUE command with three double quotes (`"""<public-key>"""`).
+- With the REST API, you must enclose the public key with one double quote (`"<public-key>"`).
+{{%/notice%}}
+
 ```
-cumulus@switch:~$ nv action import system security ca-certificate tls-cert-1 passphrase mypassphrase data "<public-key>" 
+cumulus@switch:~$ nv action import system security ca-certificate tls-cert-1 passphrase mypassphrase data """<public-key>""" 
 ```
 
 The following example imports an entity certificate bundle and calls the certificate `tls-cert-1`. The certificate bundle is passphrase protected with `mypassphrase`.
diff --git a/content/cumulus-linux-512/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md b/content/cumulus-linux-512/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md
index 2b676fca86..def87f8f09 100644
--- a/content/cumulus-linux-512/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md
+++ b/content/cumulus-linux-512/System-Configuration/NVIDIA-User-Experience-NVUE/NVUE-API.md
@@ -77,8 +77,13 @@ You must provide a certificate ID (`<cert-id>`) to uniquely identify the certifi
 
 The following example imports a CA certificate with a public key and calls the certificate `tls-cert-1`. The certificate is passphrase protected with `mypassphrase`. The public key is a Base64 ASCII encoded PEM string.
 
+{{%notice note%}}
+- You must enclose the public key in the NVUE command with three quotes (`"""<public-key>"""`).
+- With the REST API, you must enclose the public key with double quotes (`"<public-key>"`).
+{{%/notice%}}
+
 ```
-cumulus@switch:~$ nv action import system security ca-certificate tls-cert-1 passphrase mypassphrase data "<public-key>" 
+cumulus@switch:~$ nv action import system security ca-certificate tls-cert-1 passphrase mypassphrase data """<public-key>""" 
 ```
 
 The following example imports an entity certificate bundle and calls the certificate `tls-cert-1`. The certificate bundle is passphrase protected with `mypassphrase`.