diff --git a/httprunner/compat.py b/httprunner/compat.py
index fb63cf58..3c8112c6 100644
--- a/httprunner/compat.py
+++ b/httprunner/compat.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ def convert_jmespath(raw: Text) -> Text:
     raw_list = []
     for item in raw.split("."):
         if "-" in item:
-            # add quotes for field with separator, e.g. headers.Content-Type
+            # add quotes for field with separator
+            # e.g. headers.Content-Type => headers."Content-Type"
+            item = item.strip('"')
             raw_list.append(f'"{item}"')
         elif item.isdigit():
             # convert lst.0.name to lst[0].name
diff --git a/tests/compat_test.py b/tests/compat_test.py
index 282582d9..9722013d 100644
--- a/tests/compat_test.py
+++ b/tests/compat_test.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class TestCompat(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             compat.convert_jmespath("headers.Content-Type"), 'headers."Content-Type"'
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            compat.convert_jmespath('headers."Content-Type"'), 'headers."Content-Type"'
+        )
         self.assertEqual(
             compat.convert_jmespath("body.data.buildings.0.building_id"),
             "body.data.buildings[0].building_id",