diff --git a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
index 0308df8..790773e 100755
--- a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
+++ b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ case $1 in
 			mkdir -p "$DAY_BACKUP_DIR"
 		fi
 		
-		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_IP+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTIP="--host=${BACKUP_HOST_IP}"; else BACKUPHOSTIP=""; fi
-		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_PORT+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTPORT="--port=${BACKUP_HOST_PORT}"; else BACKUPHOSTPORT=""; fi
+		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_IP+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTIP="--host=\"${BACKUP_HOST_IP}\""; else BACKUPHOSTIP=""; fi
+		if [ -z ${BACKUP_HOST_PORT+x} ]; then BACKUPHOSTPORT="--port=\"${BACKUP_HOST_PORT}\""; else BACKUPHOSTPORT=""; fi
 		
 		# innobackupex --defaults-file="$MYSQLCFG" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS" --no-timestamp "$DEST_DIR"
 		mariabackup --backup --galera-info ${BACKUPHOSTIP} ${BACKUPHOSTPORT} --target-dir="$DEST_DIR" --user="$MYSQLUSER" --password="$MYSQLPASS"