diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/functions.py b/binarycpython/utils/functions.py
index d4aa94fcd702deb0f04062e7c15a944642cf7d01..2b3013ad9795af8e446fa33b642cf7cdb43e7c8d 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/functions.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/functions.py
@@ -1217,4 +1217,7 @@ def quotewrap(list):
     return ['"' + _x + '"' for _x in list]
 
 def command_string_from_list(list):
+    """
+    Given a list, turn it into a quoted command string
+    """
     return ' '.join(quotewrap(list))
diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/condor.py b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/condor.py
index 3ea970fb551e5b9f587b9c5f05163ab5dd36835c..c57a992b1386d45d5421dc9dd347fe076d11f39e 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/condor.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/condor.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import pathlib
 
 import datasize
 import lib_programname
+from binarycpython.utils.functions import (
+    command_string_from_list,
+    now,
+)
 
 
 class condor:
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ class condor:
                 ]
             )
 
-            grid_command = " ".join(grid_command)
+            grid_command = command_string_from_list(grid_command)
 
             # make condor script paths
             submit_script_path = self.condorpath("condor_submit_script")
diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/grid_options_defaults.py b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/grid_options_defaults.py
index bb6b7b0d6b26e2a65e1897735175c2b962a3462a..99e3630978c65e7b3f2abdd1f9b40b00160a1aaf 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/grid_options_defaults.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/grid_options_defaults.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 
 from binarycpython.utils.custom_logging_functions import temp_dir
-
 from binarycpython.utils.functions import (
     command_string_from_list,
     now,
diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py
index ec5040c2a6d0dda4021b72087e47d705d1aecbaf..583651880f59e8006a787856b2b35e61cce2761c 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/population_extensions/slurm.py
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import subprocess
 
 import datasize
 import lib_programname
+from binarycpython.utils.functions import (
+    command_string_from_list,
+    now,
+)
 
 
 class slurm: