diff --git a/bin/stop-server.bat b/bin/stop-server.bat
index 616c48c639..66a55fd2cb 100644
--- a/bin/stop-server.bat
+++ b/bin/stop-server.bat
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ FOR /F "tokens=2 delims= " %%A IN ('TASKLIST /FI ^"WINDOWTITLE eq %rand%^" /NH')
 
 REM Start with /B -> the control+c event we generate in stop-server.ps1 percolates
 REM up and hits this external batch file if we call powershell directly.
-start /B powershell /file %CASSANDRA_HOME%/bin/stop-server.ps1 -batchpid %PID% %*
+start /B powershell /file "%CASSANDRA_HOME%/bin/stop-server.ps1" -batchpid %PID% %*
 goto finally
 
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