diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index acbe3a5..61c3325 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ task :deploy do
     exclude = "--exclude-from '#{File.expand_path('./rsync-exclude')}'"
   end
   puts "## Deploying website via Rsync"
-  ok_failed system("rsync -avze 'ssh -p #{ssh_port}' #{exclude} #{"--delete" unless rsync_delete == false} #{public_dir}/ #{ssh_user}:#{document_root}")
+  ok_failed system("rsync -avze 'ssh -p #{ssh_port}' #{exclude} #{"--delete" unless rsync_delete == false} \"#{public_dir}/\" \"#{ssh_user}:#{document_root}\"")
 end
 
 desc "Generate website and deploy"