diff --git a/desktop/piecannon.in b/desktop/piecannon.in
index 0c9cc20..f7a2708 100644
--- a/desktop/piecannon.in
+++ b/desktop/piecannon.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ JAR_PATH=@JAR_PATH@
 if [ "$1" = "--file-selector" ]; then
     RESULT=$(java -jar "$JAR_PATH" $(yad --file))
 else
-    RESULT=$(java -jar "$JAR_PATH" $@)
+    RESULT=$(java -jar "$JAR_PATH" "$@")
 fi
 
 xdg-open $RESULT