diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/plugins/install.js b/packages/insomnia-app/app/plugins/install.js
index fbb690b36..3936485ac 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/plugins/install.js
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/plugins/install.js
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ async function _installPluginToTmpDir(lookupName: string): Promise<{ tmpDir: str
         'add',
         lookupName,
         '--modules-folder',
-        tmpDir,
+        escape(tmpDir),
         '--cwd',
-        tmpDir,
+        escape(tmpDir),
         '--no-lockfile',
         '--production',
         '--no-progress',