diff --git a/src/update_mails.sh b/src/update_mails.sh
index 6eae8b18..657ce989 100755
--- a/src/update_mails.sh
+++ b/src/update_mails.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ mysql_query "SELECT id, quote(replace(path,'!','\\!')) FROM mailbox WHERE mail_a
   if [ -d "$path" ] ; then 
     $ionice rm -rf "$path" && mysql_query "DELETE FROM mailbox WHERE id=$id AND mail_action='DELETING';"
     # Do the rm again in case of newly added file during delete. Should not be usefull
-    test -d "$path" && $ionice rm -rf $path
+    test -d "$path" && $ionice rm -rf "$path"
   else
     mysql_query "DELETE FROM mailbox WHERE id=$id AND mail_action='DELETING';"
   fi