diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ed2accb..8a34e74 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Gilp.prototype._getStream = function (objectFormat, paths, glob, includeBOM) {
   return streamify(paths)
     .pipe(through2.obj(function (path, enc, callback) {
 
-      var contents = execSync(util.format('git cat-file blob %s', util.format(objectFormat, path)));
+      var contents = execSync(util.format('git cat-file blob %s', util.format(objectFormat, path).replace(' ', '\\ ')));
       var file = new File({
         gilp: true,
         path: path,