diff --git a/norg/borg/execute.nim b/norg/borg/execute.nim
index 05b1f32..ecba57d 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