diff --git a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.nu b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.nu
index f89acb72..b04b09ec 100644
--- a/misc/quitcd/quitcd.nu
+++ b/misc/quitcd/quitcd.nu
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ def-env n [...x] {
   ^nnn ($x | str join)
   let newpath = (
     if ($env.NNN_TMPFILE | path exists) {
-      let newpath = (open $env.NNN_TMPFILE | parse 'cd "{nnnpath}"').0.nnnpath
+      # FIXME: fails if path contains single-quote
+      let newpath = (open $env.NNN_TMPFILE | parse "cd '{nnnpath}'").0.nnnpath
       ^rm -f $env.NNN_TMPFILE
       echo $newpath
     } else {