diff --git a/plugins/coffee/coffee.plugin.zsh b/plugins/coffee/coffee.plugin.zsh
index 1a7bedd87..4e98e0228 100644
--- a/plugins/coffee/coffee.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/coffee/coffee.plugin.zsh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 # compile a string of coffeescript and print to output
 cf () {
-  coffee -peb $1
+  coffee -peb "$1"
 }
 # compile & copy to clipboard
 cfc () {
-  cf $1 | pbcopy
+  cf "$1" | pbcopy
 }
 
 # compile from pasteboard & print