NULL, NULL },
 
        { "subtree-exclude", "pattern", 2, 2, 0,
-               ARG_STRING|ARG_MAGIC|LDAP_BACK_CFG_SUBTREE_EX,
+               ARG_QUOTE|ARG_MAGIC|LDAP_BACK_CFG_SUBTREE_EX,
                meta_back_cf_gen, "( OLcfgDbAt:3.103 "
                        "NAME 'olcDbSubtreeExclude' "
                        "DESC 'DN of subtree to exclude from target' "
                        "SYNTAX OMsDirectoryString )",
                NULL, NULL },
        { "subtree-include", "pattern", 2, 2, 0,
-               ARG_STRING|ARG_MAGIC|LDAP_BACK_CFG_SUBTREE_IN,
+               ARG_QUOTE|ARG_MAGIC|LDAP_BACK_CFG_SUBTREE_IN,
                meta_back_cf_gen, "( OLcfgDbAt:3.104 "
                        "NAME 'olcDbSubtreeInclude' "
                        "DESC 'DN of subtree to include in target' "