diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 4afe816c..2e69aceb 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ trap exec 3>&- EXIT
 
 # Initialize the command variable
 command="python3.8 -m trestlebot \
-        --markdown-path=${INPUT_MARKDOWN_PATH} \
-        --oscal-model=${INPUT_OSCAL_MODEL} \
-        --ssp-index-path=${INPUT_SSP_INDEX_PATH} \
-        --commit-message=${INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE} \
-        --branch=${INPUT_BRANCH} \
-        --patterns=${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN} \
-        --committer-name=${INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME} \
-        --committer-email=${INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL} \
-        --author-name=${INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME} \
-        --author-email=${INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL} \
-        --skip-items=${INPUT_SKIP_ITEMS} \
-        --working-dir=${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
+        --markdown-path=\"${INPUT_MARKDOWN_PATH}\" \
+        --oscal-model=\"${INPUT_OSCAL_MODEL}\" \
+        --ssp-index-path=\"${INPUT_SSP_INDEX_PATH}\" \
+        --commit-message=\"${INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE}\" \
+        --branch=\"${INPUT_BRANCH}\" \
+        --file-pattern=\"${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN}\" \
+        --committer-name=\"${INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME}\" \
+        --committer-email=\"${INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL}\" \
+        --author-name=\"${INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_NAME}\" \
+        --author-email=\"${INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL}\" \
+        --working-dir=\"${INPUT_REPOSITORY}\" \
+        --skip-items=\"${INPUT_SKIP_ITEMS}\""
 
 # Conditionally include flags
 if [[ ${INPUT_SKIP_ASSEMBLE} == true ]]; then
diff --git a/tests/trestlebot/test_cli.py b/tests/trestlebot/test_cli.py
index b67c55d7..e72792f4 100644
--- a/tests/trestlebot/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/trestlebot/test_cli.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def valid_args_dict() -> dict:
         "committer-name": "test",
         "committer-email": "test@email.com",
         "working-dir": "tmp",
-        "patterns": ".",
+        "file-pattern": ".",
     }
 
 
diff --git a/trestlebot/cli.py b/trestlebot/cli.py
index e1e925ff..9a9912a0 100644
--- a/trestlebot/cli.py
+++ b/trestlebot/cli.py
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ def _parse_cli_arguments() -> argparse.Namespace:
         help="OSCAL model type to run tasks on. Values can be catalog, profile, compdef, or ssp",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--patterns",
-        nargs="+",
-        type=str,
+        "--file-pattern",
         required=True,
-        help="List of file patterns to include in repository updates",
+        type=str,
+        help="File pattern to be used with `git add` in repository updates",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--skip-items",
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ def run() -> None:
             author_name=args.author_name,
             author_email=args.author_email,
             pre_tasks=pre_tasks,
-            patterns=args.patterns,
+            patterns=[args.file_pattern],
             check_only=args.check_only,
         )