diff --git a/etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale.in b/etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale.in
index c9ee71bd3..95ed0bcd9 100755
--- a/etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale.in
+++ b/etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _RETVAL_STATUS_NOT_RUNNING=3
 #################################
 NAME=maxscale
 DAEMON=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@MAXSCALE_BINDIR@/maxscale
-DAEMON_OPTS=--user=maxscale
+DAEMON_OPTS='--user=maxscale'
 # Source function library.
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions