diff --git a/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index 8d57576c..cd56ac41 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrView()
   QString cmd;
   QString str;
 
-  str = "cd " + QFileInfo(*fFilenames.find( currentEditor() )).absolutePath() + "; ";
+  str = "cd \"" + QFileInfo(*fFilenames.find( currentEditor() )).absolutePath() + "\"; ";
 
   str += fAdmin->getExecPath() + "/musrview";
   cmd = str + " \"";
diff --git a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
index e2a69f0d..a8e7d353 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrView()
   QString cmd;
   QString str;
 
-  str = "cd " + QFileInfo(*fFilenames.find( currentEditor() )).dirPath() + "; ";
+  str = "cd \"" + QFileInfo(*fFilenames.find( currentEditor() )).dirPath() + "\"; ";
 
   str += fAdmin->getExecPath() + "/musrview";
   cmd = str + " \"";