diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 18bc6bffef..dba13ad50c 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "preparation": "bash -c \"if (test -a ../tasking-manager.env); then grep -hs ^ ../tasking-manager.env .env.expand > .env; else cp .env.expand .env; fi\"",
     "start": "npm run preparation && npm run copy-static && react-scripts start",
     "build": "npm run preparation && npm run update-static && react-scripts build",
-    "prettier": "prettier --write src/**/*.js",
+    "prettier": "prettier --write 'src/**/*.js'",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "test": "npm run lint && react-scripts test --env=jsdom",
     "coverage": "npm run test -- --coverage --watchAll=false",