diff --git a/transcode.sh b/transcode.sh
index bd53838..d1290f8 100644
--- a/transcode.sh
+++ b/transcode.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ function burnSubs {
 }
 
 #MAIN FUNCTION BEGINS
-mkdir -p $tmpDIR
-mkdir -p $workDIR
+mkdir -p "$tmpDIR"
+mkdir -p "$workDIR"
 
 if [ -n "$1" ]
 then