diff --git a/getpunk.cmd b/getpunk.cmd
index 34c07761..460b18ff 100644
--- a/getpunk.cmd
+++ b/getpunk.cmd
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ if (($launchdir.Path) -eq ($scriptfolder.Path)) {
     }
 }
 git pull $git_upstream master
-git checkout $scriptroot.cmd
+git checkout "${scriptroot}.cmd"
 git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master
 
 Set-Location $launchdir #restore original CWD
diff --git a/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1 b/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1
index 3724dff9..4fc4a0ae 100644
--- a/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1
+++ b/src/scriptapps/getpunk.ps1
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if (($launchdir.Path) -eq ($scriptfolder.Path)) {
     }
 }
 git pull $git_upstream master
-git checkout $scriptroot.cmd
+git checkout "${scriptroot}.cmd"
 git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master
 
 Set-Location $launchdir #restore original CWD