diff --git a/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Example.pm b/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Example.pm
index 24200008d..cf8255e35 100644
--- a/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Example.pm
+++ b/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Example.pm
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ handle <: $ia_handler :> => sub {
     #
     # return unless qr/^\w+|\d{5}$/;
 
-    return "plain text response",
+    return 'plain text response',
         structured_answer => {
 
             data => {
-                title    => "My Instant Answer Title",
-                subtitle => "My Subtitle",
-                # image => "http://website.com/image.png",
+                title    => 'My Instant Answer Title',
+                subtitle => 'My Subtitle',
+                # image => 'http://website.com/image.png',
             },
 
             templates => {
-                group => "text",
+                group => 'text',
                 # options => {
                 #
                 # }
diff --git a/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Minimal.pm b/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Minimal.pm
index 4904b8268..262c23a3c 100644
--- a/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Minimal.pm
+++ b/template/lib/DDG/Goodie/Minimal.pm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ triggers <: $ia_trigger :>;
 # Handle statement
 handle <: $ia_handler :> => sub {
 
-    return "plain text response",
+    return 'plain text response',
         structured_answer => {
 
             data => {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ handle <: $ia_handler :> => sub {
             },
 
             templates => {
-                group => "text",
+                group => 'text',
                 # options => {
                 #
                 # }
diff --git a/template/share/goodie/example/example.js b/template/share/goodie/example/example.js
index b941426fb..568c3f6ed 100644
--- a/template/share/goodie/example/example.js
+++ b/template/share/goodie/example/example.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DDH.<: $ia_id :> = DDH.<: $ia_id :> || {};
 (function(DDH) {
     "use strict";
 
-    console.log("DDH.<: $ia_id :>.build"); // remove this before submitting pull request
+    console.log('DDH.<: $ia_id :>.build'); // remove this before submitting pull request
 
     // define private variables and functions here
     //
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ DDH.<: $ia_id :> = DDH.<: $ia_id :> || {};
         return {
 
             meta: {
-                sourceName: "Source Domain",
-                sourceUrl: "https://source.website.com"
+                sourceName: 'Source Domain',
+                sourceUrl: 'https://source.website.com'
             },
 
             // data: {
diff --git a/template/t/Example.t b/template/t/Example.t
index 6569bafec..7db4e640a 100644
--- a/template/t/Example.t
+++ b/template/t/Example.t
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Test::More;
 use Test::Deep;
 use DDG::Test::Goodie;
 
-zci answer_type => "<: $ia_id :>";
+zci answer_type => '<: $ia_id :>';
 zci is_cached   => 1;
 
 # Build a structured answer that should match the response from the
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ zci is_cached   => 1;
 sub build_structured_answer {
     my @test_params = @_;
 
-    return "plain text response",
+    return 'plain text response',
         structured_answer => {
 
             data => {
-                title    => "My Instant Answer Title",
-                subtitle => "My Subtitle",
-                # image => "http://website.com/image.png",
+                title    => 'My Instant Answer Title',
+                subtitle => 'My Subtitle',
+                # image => 'http://website.com/image.png',
             },
 
             templates => {
-                group => "text",
+                group => 'text',
                 # options => {
                 #
                 # }