diff --git a/scripts/scheduler.sh b/scripts/scheduler.sh
index 3c141fa..e9a65cb 100755
--- a/scripts/scheduler.sh
+++ b/scripts/scheduler.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mkdir -p $CERT_DIR
 
 unset IFS
 
-inotifywait --exclude \.(swp|tmp) -m -e CREATE,CLOSE_WRITE,DELETE,MOVED_TO -r $DOMAIN_DIR $CERT_DIR $PROXY_CONFIG_DIR | \
+inotifywait --exclude "\.(swp|tmp)" -m -e CREATE,CLOSE_WRITE,DELETE,MOVED_TO -r $DOMAIN_DIR $CERT_DIR $PROXY_CONFIG_DIR | \
 while read dir op file
 
 do