diff --git a/l5-screen-recorder b/l5-screen-recorder
index 40dbb6d..f9f6dc3 100755
--- a/l5-screen-recorder
+++ b/l5-screen-recorder
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ start_window_return=$?
 
 if [[ $start_window_return -eq 100 ]]
 then
-    wf-recorder -a -f $VIDEO --codec=asv1 &
+    wf-recorder -a -f "$VIDEO" --codec=asv1 &
 else
     exit
 fi