diff --git a/plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh b/plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh
index cc205d40f..483ed5a5f 100644
--- a/plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # copy the active line from the command line buffer 
-# onto the system clipboard (requires clipcopy plugin)
+# onto the system clipboard
 
 copybuffer () {
   if which clipcopy &>/dev/null; then
-    echo $BUFFER | clipcopy
+    printf "%s" "$BUFFER" | clipcopy
   else
     echo "clipcopy function not found. Please make sure you have Oh My Zsh installed correctly."
   fi