diff --git a/src/ubuntu/install/chrome/custom_startup.sh b/src/ubuntu/install/chrome/custom_startup.sh
index 990243029..c2bb7bd6c 100644
--- a/src/ubuntu/install/chrome/custom_startup.sh
+++ b/src/ubuntu/install/chrome/custom_startup.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ kasm_startup() {
                 /usr/bin/filter_ready
                 /usr/bin/desktop_ready
                 set +e
-                $START_COMMAND $ARGS $URL
+                printf "%q " "$START_COMMAND" "${ARGS[@]}" "$URL" | xargs -0 sh -c
                 set -e
             fi
             sleep 1