diff --git a/setup_pre_commit_hook.sh b/setup_pre_commit_hook.sh
index d5d423e..dd87116 100755
--- a/setup_pre_commit_hook.sh
+++ b/setup_pre_commit_hook.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cp pre-push ~/.git-templates/hooks
 echo -e "\nFind all the git repos under $DIR directory"
 ALL_GIT_REPOS=$(find ~/ -name .git  | sed 's/\.git//g')
 
-for repo in $ALL_GIT_REPOS; do
+for repo in "$ALL_GIT_REPOS"; do
   echo -e "\nRunning git init on $repo under $DIR to copy the global hook";
   cd $repo; git init;
 done;