diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index 1471056bd..53dedb4e3 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ soc:
             forcedType: bool
           dontScanBefore:
             description: A date specifying how far back to scan for memories. Must be in UTC format (2026-08-31T22:05:48Z).
-            regex: "^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d+)?Z)?$"
+            regex: '^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d+)?Z)?$'
             regexFailureMessage: Expecting date in RFC3339 format (2026-08-31T22:05:48Z)
             global: True
             advanced: True