diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index fdfba876..6da354ee 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ STATUS(){
 											${NCMD} docker start ${docker} >/dev/null 2>&1
 											echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S) - ${nip} - ${NM_HOSTNAMES[${nip}]}[${nip}] - ${NM_DOCKER_DESC[${docker}]} (docker) is not running, starting now" >> ${NM_LOGFILE}
 										else
-											${NCMD} /usr/local/bin/docker compose -f ${NM_DOCKER_COMPOSE_LOC[${docker}]}/docker compose.yml up -d >/dev/null 2>&1
+											${NCMD} /usr/local/bin/docker compose -f "${NM_DOCKER_COMPOSE_LOC[${docker}]}/docker compose.yml" up -d >/dev/null 2>&1
 											echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S) - ${nip} - ${NM_HOSTNAMES[${nip}]}[${nip}] - ${NM_DOCKER_DESC[${docker}]} (docker) is not found, creating and starting now" >> ${NM_LOGFILE}
 										fi
 										sleep 10s