diff --git a/system/libraries/Image_lib.php b/system/libraries/Image_lib.php
index 24fe8c6..7ec8ba3 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Image_lib.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Image_lib.php
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		$cmd .= ' "'.escapeshellarg($this->full_src_path).'" "'.escapeshellarg($this->full_dst_path).'" 2>&1';
+		$cmd .= escapeshellarg($this->full_src_path).' '.escapeshellarg($this->full_dst_path).' 2>&1';
 
 		$retval = 1;
 		// exec() might be disabled