diff --git a/bytebeat_compiler.py b/bytebeat_compiler.py
index 0dbb90b..d6591e6 100644
--- a/bytebeat_compiler.py
+++ b/bytebeat_compiler.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from os import environ, makedirs, name as os_name
 from os.path import exists, join as path_join
-from shlex import split as command_line_split
+from shlex import join as command_line_join, split as command_line_split
 from shutil import which
 from sys import stdin, stdout, exit
 from typing import Dict, Union
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def substitute_vars(replacements: Dict[str, Union[bool, str]], text: str,
 	return text
 
 def run_command(*command: list[str]) -> None:
-	print(" ".join(command), flush=True)
+	print(command_line_join(command), flush=True)
 	if subprocess.run(command).returncode != EXIT_SUCCESS:
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE)