diff --git a/rc/windowing/wezterm.kak b/rc/windowing/wezterm.kak
index d21dde2b..ddb473be 100644
--- a/rc/windowing/wezterm.kak
+++ b/rc/windowing/wezterm.kak
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
 
 define-command wezterm-terminal-impl -hidden -params 2.. %{
     nop %sh{
-        wezterm cli $@
+        wezterm cli "$@"
     }
 }