diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 8d621e7..b1f7efd 100755
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -824,12 +824,12 @@ ssh-verify-file() {
 if hash nvim 2>/dev/null; then
 	vim() {
 		echo 'using nvim instead'
-		nvim $@
+		nvim "$@"
 	}
 else
 	vim() {
 		echo 'nvim not found'
-		\vim $@
+		\vim "$@"
 	}
 fi
 
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index 366b13d..ab69c65 100755
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -809,12 +809,12 @@ ssh-verify-file () {
 if hash nvim 2>/dev/null; then
 	vim() {
 		echo 'using nvim instead'
-		nvim $@
+		nvim "$@"
 	}
 else
 	vim() {
 		echo 'nvim not found'
-		\vim $@
+		\vim "$@"
 	}
 fi