diff --git a/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js b/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js
index 2ce8915708..fd683996ff 100644
--- a/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/src/child-writer/writer-proxy.js
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ return isElevated().then((elevated) => {
       if (process.env.APPIMAGE && process.env.APPDIR) {
         const mountPoint = process.env.APPDIR + '-elevated';
 
+        // Translate the current arguments to
+        // point to the new mount location.
+        const translatedArguments = _.map(process.argv, (argv) => {
+          return argv.replace(process.env.APPDIR, mountPoint);
+        });
+
         // We wrap the command with `sh -c` since it seems
         // the only way to effectively run many commands
         // with a graphical sudo interface,
@@ -155,13 +161,7 @@ return isElevated().then((elevated) => {
           '&&'
         ]
         .concat(commandPrefix)
-
-        // Translate the current arguments to
-        // point to the new mount location.
-        .concat(_.map(process.argv, (argv) => {
-          return argv.replace(process.env.APPDIR, mountPoint);
-        }))
-
+        .concat(utils.escapeWhiteSpacesFromArguments(translatedArguments))
         .concat([
           ';',