diff --git a/ftplugin/idris2.vim b/ftplugin/idris2.vim
index 2d6f33f..2f47418 100644
--- a/ftplugin/idris2.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/idris2.vim
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ endfunction
 function! s:IdrisCommand(...)
   let idriscmd = shellescape(join(a:000))
 "  echo("idris2 " . expand ('%:p') . " --client " . idriscmd)
-  return system("idris2 --find-ipkg " . expand ('%:p') . " --client " . idriscmd)
+  return system("idris2 --find-ipkg " . shellescape(expand('%:p')) . " --client " . idriscmd)
 endfunction
 
 function! IdrisDocFold(lineNum)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! IdrisReload(q)
   w
-  let tc = system("idris2 --find-ipkg " . expand ('%:p') . " --client ''")
+  let tc = system("idris2 --find-ipkg " . shellescape(expand('%:p')) . " --client ''")
   if (! (tc is ""))
     call IWrite(tc)
   else