diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 97b19f16..39ddb820 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -165,9 +165,12 @@ func ParseLines(lines []string, params map[string]interface{}, logger logrus.Fie
 			key := strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])
 			value := strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
 			// Skip the quotes in the value if present
-			unquotedValue, err := strconv.Unquote(string(value))
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.WithError(err).Debugf("Failed to unquote value %v for key %v. Just store the original value string", value, key)
+			var unquotedValue string
+			// Check for existence of a quoted value, and manually remove strip the quotes
+			if len(value) >= 2 && value[0] == '"' && value[len(value)-1] == '"' {
+				unquotedValue = value[1 : len(value)-1]
+			} else {
+				logger.Debugf("Failed to unquote value %v for key %v. Just store the original value string", value, key)
 				params[key] = string(value)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1022,7 +1025,7 @@ func waitForPvSecret(ctx context.Context, clientSet *kubernetes.Clientset, names
 }
 
 /*
- Adds the Velero label to exclude this K8S resource from the backup
+Adds the Velero label to exclude this K8S resource from the backup
 */
 func AddVeleroExcludeLabelToObjectMeta(objectMeta *metav1.ObjectMeta) {
 	objectMeta.Labels = AppendVeleroExcludeLabels(objectMeta.Labels)
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils_unit_test.go b/pkg/utils/utils_unit_test.go
index e1a74fef..45bb498c 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils_unit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils_unit_test.go
@@ -370,6 +370,43 @@ func TestParseLines(t *testing.T) {
 	logger.SetFormatter(formatter)
 	logger.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
 
+	// Tests cases with a fully populated configuration
+	vcCredentialsWithSingleEscChar := `[Global]
+	insecure-flag = "true"
+	cluster-id = "cluster1"
+	cluster-distribution = "CSI-Vanilla"
+	
+	[VirtualCenter "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com"]
+	user = "Administrator@vsphere.local"
+	password = "6^54#,RDvwgJ\Edg$2"
+	datacenters = "VSAN-DC"
+	port = "443"
+		`
+
+	vcCredentialsWithTwoEscChar := `[Global]
+	insecure-flag = "true"
+	cluster-id = "cluster1"
+	cluster-distribution = "CSI-Vanilla"
+	
+	[VirtualCenter "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com"]
+	user = "Administrator@vsphere.local"
+	password = "6^54#,RDvwgJ\\Edg$2"
+	datacenters = "VSAN-DC"
+	port = "443"
+		`
+
+	vcCredentialsWithNewLineChar := `[Global]
+	insecure-flag = "true"
+	cluster-id = "cluster1"
+	cluster-distribution = "CSI-Vanilla"
+	
+	[VirtualCenter "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com"]
+	user = "Administrator@vsphere.local"
+	password = "6^54#,RDvwgJ\nEdg$2"
+	datacenters = "VSAN-DC"
+	port = "443"
+		`
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		sEnc     string
@@ -378,21 +415,40 @@ func TestParseLines(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "Password with special character \\ in it",
-			sEnc:     "[VirtualCenter \"sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com\"]\npassword = \"GpI4G`OK'?in40Fo/0\\\\;\"",
+			sEnc:     "[VirtualCenter \"sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com\"]\npassword = \"GpI4G`OK'?in40Fo/0\\;\"",
 			vc:       "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com",
 			password: "GpI4G`OK'?in40Fo/0\\;",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "Password with multiple = in it",
-			sEnc:     "[VirtualCenter \"sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com\"]\npassword = \"GpI4G`OK'?in40Fo/0\\\\;=h=\"",
+			sEnc:     "[VirtualCenter \"sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com\"]\npassword = \"GpI4G`OK'?in40Fo/0\\;=h=\"",
 			vc:       "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com",
 			password: "GpI4G`OK'?in40Fo/0\\;=h=",
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "Password with special character \\t in it",
-			sEnc:     "[VirtualCenter \"sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com\"]\npassword = \"G4\\t4t\"",
+			name: `Password with special character \t in it`,
+			sEnc: `[VirtualCenter "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com"]
+						password = "G4\t4t"`,
+			vc:       "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com",
+			password: `G4\t4t`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     `Password with special character \ in it`,
+			sEnc:     vcCredentialsWithSingleEscChar,
+			vc:       "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com",
+			password: `6^54#,RDvwgJ\Edg$2`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     `Password with two \\ in it`,
+			sEnc:     vcCredentialsWithTwoEscChar,
+			vc:       "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com",
+			password: `6^54#,RDvwgJ\\Edg$2`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     `Password with \n in it`,
+			sEnc:     vcCredentialsWithNewLineChar,
 			vc:       "sc-rdops-vm06-dhcp-184-231.eng.vmware.com",
-			password: "G4\t4t",
+			password: `6^54#,RDvwgJ\nEdg$2`,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {