diff --git a/lib/open.js b/lib/open.js
index aa23a3e..16cf2e6 100644
--- a/lib/open.js
+++ b/lib/open.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function open(target, appName, callback) {
     } else {
       // use Portlands xdg-open everywhere else
       opener = path.join(__dirname, '../vendor/xdg-open');
+      opener = opener.replace(new RegExp(" ","gm"), "\\ ");
     }
     break;
   }