diff --git a/shellbox b/shellbox
index b6e4dc9..d6c148e 100755
--- a/shellbox
+++ b/shellbox
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ launch () {
     fi
 
     # start shell
-    echo Starting: $PORT $USER $DIR $COMMAND
+    echo "Starting: $PORT $USER $DIR $COMMAND"
     if [ "$UID" -eq 0 ]
     then
         # sudo may be installed in different locations
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ stopshell() {
   PID=$1
   PORT=$2
   shift
-  echo -n Stopping: $*
+  echo -n "Stopping: $*"
   kill $PID 2> /dev/null || echo_failure
   echo
   if [ $logdir ]