diff --git a/installJRMC b/installJRMC
index 26c3162..ca264e3 100755
--- a/installJRMC
+++ b/installJRMC
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ service_jriver-x11vnc() {
     setVNCPass x11vnc
 
     # If .Xauthority file is missing, generate a dummy for x11vnc -auth guess
-    if [[ ! -f $HOME/.Xauthority ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.Xauthority" ]]; then
         echo "Generating $HOME/.Xauthority"
         [[ $XDG_SESSION_TYPE == "wayland" ]] && 
         askOk "Unsupported Wayland session detected for x11vnc, continue?" || return 1