diff --git a/.local/bin/podentr b/.local/bin/podentr
index 6b9613f0..434950e7 100755
--- a/.local/bin/podentr
+++ b/.local/bin/podentr
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 [ "$(pgrep -x $(basename $0) | wc -l)" -gt 2 ] && exit
 
-echo ${XDG_DATA_HOME}/newsboat/queue | entr -p queueandnotify 2>/dev/null
+echo "${XDG_DATA_HOME}/newsboat/queue" | entr -p queueandnotify 2>/dev/null