diff --git a/src/read/load_csv_file_data.m b/src/read/load_csv_file_data.m
index 94df4207e15a8884e709625aee4e2a2f93f8201c..afcf18b8ca38b780526db3d324a48d31365204c5 100644
--- a/src/read/load_csv_file_data.m
+++ b/src/read/load_csv_file_data.m
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ if isoctave
             end
             varlist = strtrim(varlist);
             linea = linea+1;
+            % Remove double quotes if any
+            varlist = strrep(varlist,'"','');
         end
 
         % Get following line (number 1 or 2 depending on withnames flag)
@@ -192,6 +194,9 @@ end
 
 varlist = transpose(varlist);
 
+% Remove double quotes if any
+varlist = strrep(varlist,'"','');
+
 %@test:1
 %$ % Download csv file with data.
 %$ urlwrite('http://www.dynare.org/Datasets/data_ca1_csv.csv','data_ca1_csv.csv');