diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cd.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cd.rs
index 8d7b15bfb..d9c12bb96 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cd.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cd.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn filesystem_change_from_current_directory_using_absolute_path() {
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test(),
             r#"
-                cd {}
+                cd "{}"
                 pwd | echo $it
             "#,
             dirs.formats()
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ fn filesystem_change_current_directory_to_parent_directory_after_delete_cwd() {
         let actual = nu!(
             cwd: dirs.test().join("foo/bar"),
             r#"
-                rm {}/foo/bar 
+                rm {}/foo/bar
                 echo ","
-                cd .. 
+                cd ..
                 pwd | echo $it
             "#,
             dirs.test()
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cp.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cp.rs
index 0249d53ed..9fe1272b7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/cp.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fn copies_a_file() {
     Playground::setup("cp_test_1", |dirs, _| {
         nu!(
             cwd: dirs.root(),
-            "cp {} cp_test_1/sample.ini",
+            "cp \"{}\" cp_test_1/sample.ini",
             dirs.formats().join("sample.ini")
         );
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/save.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/save.rs
index 913e07648..7a6e42b15 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/save.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/save.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn writes_out_csv() {
 
         nu!(
             cwd: dirs.root(),
-            "open {}/cargo_sample.toml | get package | save save_test_2/cargo_sample.csv",
+            "open \"{}/cargo_sample.toml\" | get package | save save_test_2/cargo_sample.csv",
             dirs.formats()
         );