diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py
index 583651880f59e8006a787856b2b35e61cce2761c..c362c0a0bcded74dba17ce7936bc48206207171c 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py
@@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ export BINARY_C_PYTHON_ORIGINAL_WD=`{pwd}`
 export BINARY_C_PYTHON_ORIGINAL_SUBMISSION_TIME=`{date}`
 
 # set status to \"running\"
-echo \"running\" > {slurm_dir}/status/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID
+echo \"running\" > "{slurm_dir}/status/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID"
 
 # make list of files which is checked for joining
-# echo {slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID.gz >> {slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.all
+# echo "{slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID.gz" >> "{slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.all"
 
 # run grid of stars and, if this returns 0, set status to finished
-{grid_command} slurm=2 evolution_type=grid slurm_jobid=$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID slurm_jobarrayindex=$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID save_population_object={slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID.gz && echo -n \"finished\" > {slurm_dir}/status/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID && echo """.format(
+{grid_command} "slurm=2" "evolution_type=grid" "slurm_jobid=$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID" "slurm_jobarrayindex=$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID" "save_population_object={slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID.gz" && echo -n \"finished\" > "{slurm_dir}/status/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID" && echo """.format(
                 slurm_dir=self.grid_options["slurm_dir"],
                 grid_command=grid_command,
                 cmdline=repr(self.grid_options["command_line"]),
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ echo \"running\" > {slurm_dir}/status/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID
             )
 
             if not self.grid_options["slurm_postpone_join"]:
-                slurmscript += """&& echo \"Checking if we can join...\" && echo && {grid_command} slurm=3 evolution_type=join joinlist={slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.all slurm_jobid=$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID slurm_jobarrayindex=$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID
+                slurmscript += """&& echo \"Checking if we can join...\" && echo && {grid_command} "slurm=3" "evolution_type=join" "joinlist={slurm_dir}/results/$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID.all" "slurm_jobid=$SLURM_ARRAY_JOB_ID" "slurm_jobarrayindex=$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID"
                 """.format(
                     slurm_dir=self.grid_options["slurm_dir"],
                     grid_command=grid_command,