diff --git a/codegens/nodejs-axios/lib/parseRequest.js b/codegens/nodejs-axios/lib/parseRequest.js
index 1640939ed..521f398bb 100644
--- a/codegens/nodejs-axios/lib/parseRequest.js
+++ b/codegens/nodejs-axios/lib/parseRequest.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function parseGraphQL (body, trim, indentString, ES6_enabled) {
     graphqlVariables = {};
   }
   bodySnippet = varDeclare + ' data = JSON.stringify({\n';
-  bodySnippet += `${indentString}query: '${sanitize(query, trim)}',\n`;
+  bodySnippet += `${indentString}query: \`${query.trim()}\`,\n`;
   bodySnippet += `${indentString}variables: ${JSON.stringify(graphqlVariables)}\n});\n`;
   return bodySnippet;
 }
diff --git a/codegens/nodejs-native/lib/parseRequest.js b/codegens/nodejs-native/lib/parseRequest.js
index a174ee57e..631aa32d9 100644
--- a/codegens/nodejs-native/lib/parseRequest.js
+++ b/codegens/nodejs-native/lib/parseRequest.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function parseBody (requestbody, indentString, trimBody, contentType) {
           graphqlVariables = {};
         }
         return 'JSON.stringify({\n' +
-        `${indentString}query: "${sanitize(query, trimBody)}",\n` +
+        `${indentString}query: \`${query.trim()}\`,\n` +
         `${indentString}variables: ${JSON.stringify(graphqlVariables)}\n})`;
       case 'formdata':
         return generateMultipartFormData(requestbody);
diff --git a/codegens/nodejs-request/lib/parseRequest.js b/codegens/nodejs-request/lib/parseRequest.js
index 75c99fd8f..386c2e5e1 100644
--- a/codegens/nodejs-request/lib/parseRequest.js
+++ b/codegens/nodejs-request/lib/parseRequest.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function parseBody (requestbody, indentString, trimBody, contentType) {
           graphqlVariables = {};
         }
         return 'body: JSON.stringify({\n' +
-          `${indentString.repeat(2)}query: '${sanitize(query, trimBody)}',\n` +
+          `${indentString.repeat(2)}query: \`${query.trim()}\`,\n` +
           `${indentString.repeat(2)}variables: ${JSON.stringify(graphqlVariables)}\n` +
           `${indentString}})`;
       case 'formdata':
diff --git a/codegens/nodejs-unirest/lib/parseRequest.js b/codegens/nodejs-unirest/lib/parseRequest.js
index 0501889f2..715e5ee09 100644
--- a/codegens/nodejs-unirest/lib/parseRequest.js
+++ b/codegens/nodejs-unirest/lib/parseRequest.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function parseBody (requestbody, indentString, trimBody, contentType) {
           graphqlVariables = {};
         }
         return indentString + '.send(JSON.stringify({\n' +
-          `${indentString.repeat(2)}query: '${sanitize(query, trimBody)}',\n` +
+          `${indentString.repeat(2)}query: \`${query.trim()}\`,\n` +
           `${indentString.repeat(2)}variables: ${JSON.stringify(graphqlVariables)}\n` +
           `${indentString}}))\n`;
       case 'urlencoded':