diff --git a/runtest/orchestrate/tempest.sls b/runtest/orchestrate/tempest.sls
index c0f1b07..3c03013 100644
--- a/runtest/orchestrate/tempest.sls
+++ b/runtest/orchestrate/tempest.sls
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 copy_to_target:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: salt-cp {{ tempest.test_target }} {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }} {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }}
+    - name: salt-cp '{{ tempest.test_target }}' {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }} {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }}
     - require:
       - salt: create_on_target
 
diff --git a/runtest/tempest.sls b/runtest/tempest.sls
index 2822b1b..f59e0b3 100644
--- a/runtest/tempest.sls
+++ b/runtest/tempest.sls
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 copy_to_target:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: salt-cp {{ tempest.test_target }} {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }} {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }}
+    - name: salt-cp '{{ tempest.test_target }}' {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }} {{ tempest.cfg_dir }}/{{ tempest.cfg_name }}
     - require:
       - salt: create_on_target
 
diff --git a/runtest/test_accounts.sls b/runtest/test_accounts.sls
index d00b060..9d64163 100644
--- a/runtest/test_accounts.sls
+++ b/runtest/test_accounts.sls
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 {%- if tempest.test_target is defined %}
 copy_test_accounts_file:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: salt-cp {{ tempest.test_target }} {{ tempest.test_accounts.cfg_path}} {{ tempest.test_accounts.cfg_path }}
+    - name: salt-cp '{{ tempest.test_target }}' {{ tempest.test_accounts.cfg_path}} {{ tempest.test_accounts.cfg_path }}
     - require:
       - file: generate_test_accounts_file
 {%- endif %}