2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/shared/funcs.go b/cmd/podman/shared/funcs.go
index a92e0d547..8520c0616 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/shared/funcs.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/shared/funcs.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/shlex"
 )
 
 func substituteCommand(cmd string) (string, error) {
@@ -42,7 +44,11 @@ func GenerateCommand(command, imageName, name string) ([]string, error) {
 	if name == "" {
 		name = imageName
 	}
-	cmd := strings.Split(command, " ")
+
+	cmd, err := shlex.Split(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	prog, err := substituteCommand(cmd[0])
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/shared/funcs_test.go b/cmd/podman/shared/funcs_test.go
index 596df84e8..7506b9d9c 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/shared/funcs_test.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/shared/funcs_test.go
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestGenerateCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	inputCommand := "docker run -it --name NAME -e NAME=NAME -e IMAGE=IMAGE IMAGE echo install"
-	correctCommand := "/proc/self/exe run -it --name bar -e NAME=bar -e IMAGE=foo foo echo install"
+	inputCommand := "docker run -it --name NAME -e NAME=NAME -e IMAGE=IMAGE IMAGE echo \"hello world\""
+	correctCommand := "/proc/self/exe run -it --name bar -e NAME=bar -e IMAGE=foo foo echo hello world"
 	newCommand, err := GenerateCommand(inputCommand, "foo", "bar")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello world", newCommand[11])
 	assert.Equal(t, correctCommand, strings.Join(newCommand, " "))
 }
 
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@ func TestGenerateCommandNoSetName(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGenerateCommandNoName(t *testing.T) {
-	inputCommand := "docker run -it  -e IMAGE=IMAGE IMAGE echo install"
-	correctCommand := "/proc/self/exe run -it  -e IMAGE=foo foo echo install"
+	inputCommand := "docker run -it -e IMAGE=IMAGE IMAGE echo install"
+	correctCommand := "/proc/self/exe run -it -e IMAGE=foo foo echo install"
 	newCommand, err := GenerateCommand(inputCommand, "foo", "")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, correctCommand, strings.Join(newCommand, " "))