diff --git a/dots/bin/tp.sh b/dots/bin/tp.sh
index 7c05bbb..afdedd3 100755
--- a/dots/bin/tp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/tp.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ for input_file in ${input_files[@]}; do
     new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
 
     if [[ -f ${new_file} ]] || [[ -d ${new_file} ]] ; then
-        trash-put ${new_file}
+        trash-put "${new_file}"
     else
         echo "error: unable to delete ${new_file}"
     fi