diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/bato.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/bato.py
index c885f27b0b4..d2c464facbc 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/bato.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/bato.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def metadata(self, page):
             r"Chapter *([\d\.]+)", info)
         manga, volume, chapter = match.groups() if match else ("", "", info)
         chapter, sep, minor = chapter.partition(".")
-        title_container = text.extr(page, f'<a href="{self.path}"', "</a>")
+        title_container = text.extr(page, f"<a href=\"{self.path}\"", "</a>")
         title = text.extr(title_container, "<!-- -->", "</span>")
 
         return {