diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c202a4..0cf0360 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.10",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.11",
   "contributors": [
     "Craig Condon <craig.j.condon@gmail.com> (http://crcn.io)",
     "Jared Allard <jaredallard@outlook.com>",
diff --git a/src/steps/cli.ts b/src/steps/cli.ts
index 471038d..423ed11 100644
--- a/src/steps/cli.ts
+++ b/src/steps/cli.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default async function cli(compiler: NexeCompiler, next: () => Promise<vo
   let stdInUsed = false
   if (!process.stdin.isTTY && compiler.options.enableStdIn) {
     stdInUsed = true
-    compiler.input = await getStdIn(process.stdin)
+    compiler.input = dequote(await getStdIn(process.stdin))
   }
 
   await next()