diff --git a/norg/borg/execute.nim b/norg/borg/execute.nim
index ecba57d..7fe701e 100644
--- a/norg/borg/execute.nim
+++ b/norg/borg/execute.nim
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ proc genCreateCommand*(repo: string, sources: seq[string], stats: bool, further_
   if not stats: stats_flag = ""
   var source_dirs = ""
   for source in sources:
-    source_dirs &= fmt""" "{source}" """
+    source_dirs &= fmt""""{source}" """
   let cmd = fmt"{BORG_BIN} create {stats_flag} {repo} {source_dirs} {args}"
   return cmd
 
diff --git a/norg/restic/execute.nim b/norg/restic/execute.nim
index 7d83edf..f97d9ef 100644
--- a/norg/restic/execute.nim
+++ b/norg/restic/execute.nim
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ proc genCommand*(cmd: string, repo: string, further_args: seq[string]): string =
 proc genBackupCommand*(repo: string, sources: seq[string], further_args: seq[string]): string =
   var source_dirs = ""
   for source in sources:
-    source_dirs &= fmt""""{source}""""
+    source_dirs &= fmt""""{source}" """
   let args = further_args.join(" ")
-  let cmd = fmt"{RESTIC_BIN} backup -r {repo} {sources} {args}"
+  let cmd = fmt"{RESTIC_BIN} backup -r {repo} {source_dirs} {args}"
   return cmd
 
 proc genRestoreCommand*(repo_snapshot: string, destination: string, further_args: seq[string]): string =