diff --git a/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js b/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js
index 91e7c2a3c..43d2199c8 100755
--- a/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js
+++ b/lifecycleScripts/postinstall.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function install() {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  return exec("node " + path.join(rootPath, "dist/nodegit.js"))
+  return exec("node \"" + path.join(rootPath, "dist/nodegit.js\""))
     .catch(function(e) {
       if (~e.toString().indexOf("Module version mismatch")) {
         console.warn(