diff --git a/src/app/index.ts b/src/app/index.ts
index c951cbbc..01ccd3dc 100755
--- a/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/index.ts
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ module.exports = class extends yo {
           await helperMethods.downloadProjectTemplateZipFile(this.destinationPath(), projectRepoBranchInfo.repo, projectRepoBranchInfo.branch);
 
           // Call 'convert-to-single-host' npm script in generated project, passing in host parameter
-          const cmdLine = `npm run convert-to-single-host --if-present -- ${_.toLower(this.project.hostInternalName)} ${this.project.manifestType} ${this.project.name}`;
+          const cmdLine = `npm run convert-to-single-host --if-present -- ${_.toLower(this.project.hostInternalName)} ${this.project.manifestType} "${this.project.name}"`;
           await childProcessExec(cmdLine);
         }
         else {