diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa.yml b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
index 5d0f337..eec67a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run action with args
         uses: ./
         with:
-          args: -Dsonar.someArg=aValue -Dsonar.scanner.dumpToFile=./output.properties
+          args: >-
+            "-Dsonar.someArg=a value with spaces" -Dsonar.scanner.dumpToFile=./output.properties
         env:
           SONAR_HOST_URL: http://not_actually_used
       - name: Assert
         run: |
-          ./test/assertFileContains ./output.properties "sonar.someArg=aValue"
+          ./test/assertFileContains ./output.properties "sonar.someArg=a value with spaces"
   projectBaseDirInputTest:
     name: >
       'projectBaseDir' input
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 2bdd5d5..205251c 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ fi
 
 unset JAVA_HOME
 
-sonar-scanner $debug_flag -Dsonar.projectBaseDir=${INPUT_PROJECTBASEDIR} ${INPUT_ARGS}
+eval "args=(${INPUT_ARGS})"
+sonar-scanner $debug_flag "-Dsonar.projectBaseDir=${INPUT_PROJECTBASEDIR}" "${args[@]}"