diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index ae257e5..78cc57e 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ mksnippet () {
             sed -i "s|.*password.*|passwd: ${phash}|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 2"
     fi
     if [ $pubkey ]; then
-        sed -i "s|.*ssh-rsa.*|  - $(cat ${pubkey})|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 3"
+        sed -i 's|.*ssh-rsa.*|  - "$(cat ${pubkey})"|' "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 3"
     fi
     echo "Snippet $snippet created"
 }