diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 314e1079c..26a4aa54b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ You can run the integration tests with the `sbt scripted` sbt
 command. To run a single test, such as the test in
 `sbt/src/sbt-test/project/global-plugin`, simply run:
 
-    sbt scripted project/global-plugin
+    sbt "scripted project/global-plugin"
 
 Please note that these tests run PAINFULLY slow if the version set in
 `build.sbt` is set to SNAPSHOT, as every time the scripted test boots