diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0af579..26a9c23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nexe",
   "description": "Create a single executable out of your Node.js application",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.19",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.20",
   "contributors": [
     "Craig Condon <craig.j.condon@gmail.com> (http://crcn.io)",
     "Jared Allard <jaredallard@outlook.com>",
diff --git a/src/steps/shim.ts b/src/steps/shim.ts
index 99f480a..6063cbd 100644
--- a/src/steps/shim.ts
+++ b/src/steps/shim.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ export default function(compiler: NexeCompiler, next: () => Promise<void>) {
 
   if (compiler.options.fakeArgv !== false) {
     const nty = !process.stdin.isTTY
-    const input = nty ? '[stdin]' : compiler.options.input
+    const input = nty ? '[stdin]' : JSON.stringify(compiler.options.input)
     compiler.shims.push(
       wrap(`
       var r = require('path').resolve; 
-      process.argv.splice(1,0, ${nty ? `'${input}'` : `r("${input}")`});`)
+      process.argv.splice(1,0, ${nty ? `'${input}'` : `r(${input})`});`)
     )
   }