diff --git a/lib/engine.js b/lib/engine.js
index 46428a0e..f7529237 100644
--- a/lib/engine.js
+++ b/lib/engine.js
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ function engage(targetHistory) {
 		fs.exists(gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u', function(exists) {
 			if (exists) fs.unlink(gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u', function() {
 				fs.writeFile(gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u', newM3U, function() {
-					require('child_process').exec(require('path').dirname(process.execPath)+'\\plugins\\vlc.exe "'+gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u"');
+					require('child_process').exec('"'+require('path').dirname(process.execPath)+'\\plugins\\vlc.exe" "'+gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u"');
 				});
 			});
 			else fs.writeFile(gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u', newM3U, function() {
-				require('child_process').exec(require('path').dirname(process.execPath)+'\\plugins\\vlc.exe "'+gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u"');
+				require('child_process').exec('"'+require('path').dirname(process.execPath)+'\\plugins\\vlc.exe" "'+gui.App.dataPath+'\\vlc_playlist.m3u"');
 			});
 		});
 	}