diff --git a/src/git.coffee b/src/git.coffee
index 9ae188a..8669b05 100644
--- a/src/git.coffee
+++ b/src/git.coffee
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ module.exports = Git = (git_dir, dot_git, git_options) ->
     options  = options_to_argv options
     options  = options.join " "
     args    ?= []
-    args     = args.join " " if args instanceof Array
+    if args instanceof Array
+      shell_args = for arg in args
+        arg.replace(/(["\s'$`\\])/g,'\\$1')
+      args = shell_args.join " "
     encoding ?= 'utf8'
     bash     = "#{git_options.bin || Git.bin} #{command} #{options} #{args}"
     exec bash, {
diff --git a/src/repo.coffee b/src/repo.coffee
index 3c0e2be..06864e0 100644
--- a/src/repo.coffee
+++ b/src/repo.coffee
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ module.exports = class Repo
   #
   identify: (actor, callback) ->
     # git config user.email "you@example.com"
-    @git "config", {}, ["user.email", "\"#{actor.email}\""], (err) =>
+    @git "config", {}, ["user.email", "#{actor.email}"], (err) =>
       return callback err if err
       # git config user.name "Your Name"
-      @git "config", {}, ["user.name", "\"#{actor.name}\""], (err) =>
+      @git "config", {}, ["user.name", "#{actor.name}"], (err) =>
         return callback err if err
         return callback null
 
diff --git a/test/repo.test.coffee b/test/repo.test.coffee
index a0ce37b..44bc43e 100644
--- a/test/repo.test.coffee
+++ b/test/repo.test.coffee
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe "Repo", ->
 
   describe "#add", ->
     repo    = null
-    git_dir = __dirname + "/fixtures/junk_add"
+    git_dir = __dirname + "/fixtures/junk _$add"
     status  = null
     file    = null