diff --git a/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm b/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm
index 28d9428..def32d7 100755
--- a/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm
+++ b/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ echo " received"
 mount /mnt/outgoing 
 VMNAME=$1
 shift
-cp -v -a $* /mnt/outgoing
+cp -v -a "$@" /mnt/outgoing
 #sometimes Dolphin lags a bit
 umount /mnt/outgoing || (sleep 1; umount /mnt/outgoing) || exit 1
 qubes_penctl send $VMNAME || exit 1
diff --git a/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm.kde b/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm.kde
index 0278db1..ab18c62 100755
--- a/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm.kde
+++ b/appvm/qvm-copy-to-vm.kde
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@
 #
 #
 
-FILES="$*"
-VM=$(kdialog -inputbox "Enter the VM name to send $FILE to:")
+VM=$(kdialog -inputbox "Enter the VM name to send files to:")
 if [ X$VM = X ] ; then exit 0 ; fi
 DEST=/mnt/outgoing
-SIZE=$(du -c $FILES | tail -1 | cut -f 1)
+SIZE=$(du -c "$@" | tail -1 | cut -f 1)
 REF=$(kdialog --progressbar "Copy progress")
 qdbus $REF org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set "" maximum $SIZE
 FLAG=$(mktemp)
-(qvm-copy-to-vm $VM $FILES ; rm $FLAG)  &
+(qvm-copy-to-vm $VM "$@" ; rm $FLAG)  &
 while ! grep -q $DEST /proc/mounts && [ -f $FLAG ] ; do
 	sleep 0.1
 done