diff --git a/senddir b/senddir
index 5f1a3e7..e881291 100755
--- a/senddir
+++ b/senddir
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
 	exit
 fi
 
-tar cf - $1 | pv | gzip | nc -l $2
+tar cf - "${1}" | pv | gzip | nc -l $2