diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py b/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
index 412113a6..193f6591 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ async def aget_relevant_output_modes(query: str, conversation_history: dict, is_
         response = await send_message_to_model_wrapper(relevant_mode_prompt)
 
     try:
-        response = response.strip()
+        response = response.strip().strip('"')
 
         if is_none_or_empty(response):
             return ConversationCommand.Text