diff --git a/bashhacks/prompt.bash b/bashhacks/prompt.bash
index 102a2b9..ba63771 100644
--- a/bashhacks/prompt.bash
+++ b/bashhacks/prompt.bash
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function _ps_git_branch_and_status {
 
 function _ps_virtual_env {
     if [ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" != "" ];then
-        echo " `basename $VIRTUAL_ENV`"
+        echo " `basename "$VIRTUAL_ENV"`"
     fi
 }