diff --git a/nomsu.lua b/nomsu.lua
index cc335ec..07cd17f 100644
--- a/nomsu.lua
+++ b/nomsu.lua
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ all_files = function(path)
     return iterate_single, path
   end
   path = path:gsub("\\", "\\\\"):gsub("`", ""):gsub('"', '\\"'):gsub("$", "")
-  return io.popen("find -L \"" .. path .. "\" -type f -name \"*.nom\""):lines()
+  return io.popen('find -L "' .. path .. '" -type f -name "*.nom"'):lines()
 end
 local line_counter = re.compile([[    lines <- {| line (%nl line)* |}
     line <- {} (!%nl .)*
diff --git a/nomsu.moon b/nomsu.moon
index 52c8af0..f7fc601 100755
--- a/nomsu.moon
+++ b/nomsu.moon
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ all_files = (path)->
         return iterate_single, path
     -- TODO: improve sanitization
     path = path\gsub("\\","\\\\")\gsub("`","")\gsub('"','\\"')\gsub("$","")
-    return io.popen("find -L \""..path.."\" -type f -name \"*.nom\"")\lines!
+    return io.popen('find -L "'..path..'" -type f -name "*.nom"')\lines!
 
 line_counter = re.compile([[
     lines <- {| line (%nl line)* |}