diff --git a/lib/core.sh b/lib/core.sh
index 8580c1e..eb89283 100644
--- a/lib/core.sh
+++ b/lib/core.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function _run_juju_with_proot(){
 
     if [ "$1" != "" ]
     then
-        _run_proot "${proot_args}" "${@}"
+        insert_quotes "${@}" | _run_proot "${proot_args}" "${SH[@]}"
     else
         _run_proot "${proot_args}" "${SH[@]}"
     fi
diff --git a/lib/util.sh b/lib/util.sh
index 9f411a3..0322138 100644
--- a/lib/util.sh
+++ b/lib/util.sh
@@ -67,3 +67,14 @@ function ask(){
     fi
 
 }
+
+function insert_quotes(){
+# It inserts quotes between arguments.
+# Useful to preserve quotes on command
+# to be used inside sh -c/bash -c
+    C=''
+    for i in "$@"; do
+        C="$C \"${i//\"/\\\"}\""
+    done
+    echo ${C}
+}