diff --git a/files/cclip b/files/cclip
index 46be03f..0b0f1f4 100755
--- a/files/cclip
+++ b/files/cclip
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ _copy() {
   if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
     _help
   fi
-  for i in $@; do :; done
+  for i in "$@"; do :; done
   if [[ ! -e "$i" ]]; then
     CLIPBOARD=$( echo "$i" | tr -d './' | tr -cd '[[:print:]]' )
     if [[ -z "$CLIPBOARD" ]]; then