diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8fd91b1af0..b7acec821e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect",
     "test-challenges": "babel-node seed/test-challenges.js | tap-spec",
     "test-js": "npm run test-js-client && npm run test-js-common && npm run test-js-server",
-    "test-js-client": "tape -r babel-register 'client/**/*.test.js' | tap-spec",
-    "test-js-common": "tape -r babel-register 'common/**/*.test.js' | tap-spec",
-    "test-js-server": "tape -r babel-register 'server/**/*.test.js' | tap-spec",
+    "test-js-client": "tape -r babel-register \"client/**/*.test.js\" | tap-spec",
+    "test-js-common": "tape -r babel-register \"common/**/*.test.js\" | tap-spec",
+    "test-js-server": "tape -r babel-register \"server/**/*.test.js\" | tap-spec",
     "test": "npm run test-js && npm run test-challenges",
     "cover": "babel-node ./node_modules/.bin/babel-istanbul cover tape common/**/*.test.js",
     "coveralls": "npm run cover && istanbul-coveralls"