diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b492f6..1c54ca6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+* Incorrect enconding of HCL lists. [#27]
+
 ## [1.1.1] - 2020-03-31
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -46,3 +50,4 @@ Initial version with support for managing:
 [#19]: https://github.com/rgreinho/tfe-cli/pull/19
 [#20]: https://github.com/rgreinho/tfe-cli/pull/20
 [#23]: https://github.com/rgreinho/tfe-cli/pull/23
+[#27]: https://github.com/rgreinho/tfe-cli/pull/27
diff --git a/cmd/variable.go b/cmd/variable.go
index 292fa29..dea4553 100644
--- a/cmd/variable.go
+++ b/cmd/variable.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var variableCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 						for i := 0; i < value.Len(); i++ {
 							b[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%s", value.Index(i))
 						}
-						HCLVarFile = append(HCLVarFile, fmt.Sprintf("%s=[%s]", k, strings.Join(b, ", ")))
+						HCLVarFile = append(HCLVarFile, fmt.Sprintf("%s=[\"%s\"]", k, strings.Join(b, "\", \"")))
 					} else {
 						// Otherwise it is always a regular variable.
 						regularVarFile = append(regularVarFile, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, strct.Interface()))