diff --git a/outlines/text/json_schema.py b/outlines/text/json_schema.py
index ae917a322..c076a2e4e 100644
--- a/outlines/text/json_schema.py
+++ b/outlines/text/json_schema.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import re
 from typing import Dict
 
-STRING = r'".*"'
+STRING_INNER = r'(?:[^"\\]|\\.)'
+STRING = f'"{STRING_INNER}*"'
 INTEGER = r"(0|[1-9][0-9]*)"
 NUMBER = rf"(-)?({INTEGER})(\.[0-9]+)?([eE][+-][0-9]+)?"
 BOOLEAN = r"(true|false)"
@@ -225,9 +226,9 @@ def match_step_to_regex(step):
             return regex_str
 
         case {"type": "string", "maxLength": max_length}:
-            return f'".{{,{max_length}}}"'
+            return f'"{STRING_INNER}{{,{max_length}}}"'
         case {"type": "string", "minLength": min_length}:
-            return f'".{{{min_length},}}"'
+            return f'"{STRING_INNER}{{{min_length},}}"'
 
         case {"type": field_type}:
             return type_to_regex[field_type]
diff --git a/tests/text/test_json_schema.py b/tests/text/test_json_schema.py
index 1d46cdf6a..f8814aeba 100644
--- a/tests/text/test_json_schema.py
+++ b/tests/text/test_json_schema.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     NULL,
     NUMBER,
     STRING,
+    STRING_INNER,
     build_schedule_from_schema,
     match_step_to_regex,
 )
@@ -258,13 +259,13 @@ def test_match_number(pattern, does_match):
         ),
         (
             {"title": "Foo", "type": "string", "maxLength": 3},
-            '".{,3}"',
-            [('"ab"', True), ('"abcd"', False)],
+            f'"{STRING_INNER}{{,3}}"',
+            [('"ab"', True), ('"a""', False), ('"abcd"', False)],
         ),
         (
             {"title": "Foo", "type": "string", "minLength": 3},
-            '".{3,}"',
-            [('"ab"', False), ('"abcd"', True)],
+            f'"{STRING_INNER}{{3,}}"',
+            [('"ab"', False), ('"abcd"', True), ('"abc""', False)],
         ),
         (
             {"title": "Foo", "type": "boolean"},
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ def test_match_number(pattern, does_match):
             f"({STRING}|{NUMBER})",
             [
                 ('"string"', True),
+                ('"st"ring"', False),
                 ("1000", True),
                 ("true", False),
             ],