diff --git a/installer/mod.ts b/installer/mod.ts
index c0a11ac9e6..f247c6fd3a 100644
--- a/installer/mod.ts
+++ b/installer/mod.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ async function generateExecutable(
   filePath: string,
   commands: string[]
 ): Promise<void> {
+  commands = commands.map((v): string => JSON.stringify(v));
   // On Windows if user is using Powershell .cmd extension is need to run the
   // installed module.
   // Generate batch script to satisfy that.
diff --git a/installer/test.ts b/installer/test.ts
index 1767464d42..536e74c4fc 100644
--- a/installer/test.ts
+++ b/installer/test.ts
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ installerTest(async function installBasic(): Promise<void> {
       /* eslint-disable max-len */
       `% This executable is generated by Deno. Please don't modify it unless you know what it means. %
 @IF EXIST "%~dp0\deno.exe" (
-  "%~dp0\deno.exe" run http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts %*
+  "%~dp0\deno.exe" "run" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" %*
 ) ELSE (
   @SETLOCAL
   @SET PATHEXT=%PATHEXT:;.TS;=;%
-  deno run http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts %*
+  "deno" "run" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" %*
 )
 `
       /* eslint-enable max-len */
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ case \`uname\` in
 esac
 
 if [ -x "$basedir/deno" ]; then
-  "$basedir/deno" run http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts "$@"
+  "$basedir/deno" "run" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" "$@"
   ret=$?
 else
-  deno run http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts "$@"
+  "deno" "run" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" "$@"
   ret=$?
 fi
 exit $ret
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ installerTest(async function installWithFlags(): Promise<void> {
       /* eslint-disable max-len */
       `% This executable is generated by Deno. Please don't modify it unless you know what it means. %
 @IF EXIST "%~dp0\deno.exe" (
-  "%~dp0\deno.exe" run --allow-net --allow-read http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts --foobar %*
+  "%~dp0\deno.exe" "run" "--allow-net" "--allow-read" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" "--foobar" %*
 ) ELSE (
   @SETLOCAL
   @SET PATHEXT=%PATHEXT:;.TS;=;%
-  deno run --allow-net --allow-read http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts --foobar %*
+  "deno" "run" "--allow-net" "--allow-read" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" "--foobar" %*
 )
 `
       /* eslint-enable max-len */
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ case \`uname\` in
 esac
 
 if [ -x "$basedir/deno" ]; then
-  "$basedir/deno" run --allow-net --allow-read http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts --foobar "$@"
+  "$basedir/deno" "run" "--allow-net" "--allow-read" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" "--foobar" "$@"
   ret=$?
 else
-  deno run --allow-net --allow-read http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts --foobar "$@"
+  "deno" "run" "--allow-net" "--allow-read" "http://localhost:4500/http/file_server.ts" "--foobar" "$@"
   ret=$?
 fi
 exit $ret