diff --git a/post-processor/shell-local/post-processor.go b/post-processor/shell-local/post-processor.go
index 45c9ddb85..9e9c74bd1 100644
--- a/post-processor/shell-local/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/shell-local/post-processor.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) Configure(raws ...interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if p.config.ExecuteCommand == "" {
-		p.config.ExecuteCommand = "chmod +x {{.Script}}; {{.Vars}} {{.Script}} {{.Artifact}}"
+		p.config.ExecuteCommand = "chmod +x \"{{.Script}}\"; {{.Vars}} \"{{.Script}}\" {{.Artifact}}"
 	}
 
 	if p.config.Inline != nil && len(p.config.Inline) == 0 {