diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
index 46a6f8d2e..f12891b63 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/imhex_api.cpp
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ namespace hex {
 
             EventImHexClosing::subscribe([executablePath, updateTypeString] {
                 hex::executeCommand(
-                        hex::format("{} {}",
+                        hex::format("\"{}\" \"{}\"",
                                     wolv::util::toUTF8String(executablePath),
                                     updateTypeString
                                     )