diff --git a/misc/cpnetools.sh b/misc/cpnetools.sh
index 122d7a73..587e1e76 100644
--- a/misc/cpnetools.sh
+++ b/misc/cpnetools.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ while read line
     for toolname in $toollist;do
       expect <<EOF
         set timeout 10
-        spawn scp $tooldir/$toolname $user@$ip:/tmp && ssh $user@$ip sudo cp /tmp/$toolname $tooldir
+        spawn "scp $tooldir/$toolname $user@$ip:/tmp && ssh $user@$ip sudo cp /tmp/$toolname $tooldir"
         expect {
           "yes/no" { send "yes\n";exp_continue }
           "password" { send "$passwd\n" }