diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
index ea42c837..07a17520 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleController.cs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
         {
             Process process = new Process ();
             process.StartInfo.FileName = "xdg-open";
-            process.StartInfo.Arguments = url.Replace (" ", "%20");
+            process.StartInfo.Arguments = "\"" + url + "\"";
             process.Start ();
         }
     }