diff --git a/etc/conf.org b/etc/conf.org
index 43281b9..ab32308 100644
--- a/etc/conf.org
+++ b/etc/conf.org
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ multiple files at once for given MIMETYPE."
 (defun nd/execute-desktop-command (cmd file)
   "Opens FILE using CMD in separate process where CMD is from a 
 desktop file exec directive."
-  (--> (format "'%s'" file)
+  (--> (shell-quote-argument file)
        (replace-regexp-in-string "%[fuFU]" it cmd t t)
        (format "%s &" it)
        (call-process-shell-command it)))