diff --git a/internal/torrent/hooks.go b/internal/torrent/hooks.go
index 12a43f7..1e236fc 100644
--- a/internal/torrent/hooks.go
+++ b/internal/torrent/hooks.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/debridmediamanager/zurg/internal/config"
 	"github.com/debridmediamanager/zurg/pkg/logutil"
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ func (se *ScriptExecutor) Execute() (string, error) {
 		cmd = exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", se.Script)
 	}
 	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "zurg")
-	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, se.Args...)
+	for _, arg := range se.Args {
+		// replace space with escaped space
+		cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, strings.ReplaceAll(arg, " ", "\\ "))
+	}
 	var out bytes.Buffer
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdout = &out