diff --git a/src/command_manager.cc b/src/command_manager.cc
index cfd031b2..07df7336 100644
--- a/src/command_manager.cc
+++ b/src/command_manager.cc
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void expand_token(Token&& token, const Context& context, const ShellContext& she
 
         auto val = ShellManager::instance().get_val(content, context);
         if constexpr (single)
-            return set_target(join(val, false, ' '));
+            return set_target(join(val, ' ', false));
         else
             return set_target(std::move(val));
     }
diff --git a/test/regression/quoted-vals/cmd b/test/regression/quoted-vals/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..664c7ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/quoted-vals/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:exec "%%c%val{selections_desc}<lt>esc>"<ret>
diff --git a/test/regression/quoted-vals/in b/test/regression/quoted-vals/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29625db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/quoted-vals/in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+%(sel1)
+ %(sel2)
diff --git a/test/regression/quoted-vals/out b/test/regression/quoted-vals/out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..933d000f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/quoted-vals/out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.2,2.5 1.1,1.4