diff --git a/distribution/macos/create_macos_build.sh b/distribution/macos/create_macos_build.sh
index 7405073d27..80594a40a5 100755
--- a/distribution/macos/create_macos_build.sh
+++ b/distribution/macos/create_macos_build.sh
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ EXECUTABLE_SUB_PATH=Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx
 rm -rf "$TEMP_DIRECTORY"
 mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIRECTORY"
 
-DOTNET_COMMON_ARGS="-p:DebugType=embedded -p:Version=$VERSION -p:SourceRevisionId=$SOURCE_REVISION_ID --self-contained true $EXTRA_ARGS"
+DOTNET_COMMON_ARGS=(-p:DebugType=embedded -p:Version="$VERSION" -p:SourceRevisionId="$SOURCE_REVISION_ID" --self-contained true $EXTRA_ARGS)
 
 dotnet restore
-dotnet build -c $CONFIGURATION src/Ryujinx.Ava
-dotnet publish -c $CONFIGURATION -r osx-arm64 -o "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/publish_arm64" $DOTNET_COMMON_ARGS src/Ryujinx.Ava
-dotnet publish -c $CONFIGURATION -r osx-x64 -o "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/publish_x64" $DOTNET_COMMON_ARGS src/Ryujinx.Ava
+dotnet build -c "$CONFIGURATION" src/Ryujinx.Ava
+dotnet publish -c "$CONFIGURATION" -r osx-arm64 -o "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/publish_arm64" "${DOTNET_COMMON_ARGS[@]}" src/Ryujinx.Ava
+dotnet publish -c "$CONFIGURATION" -r osx-x64 -o "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/publish_x64" "${DOTNET_COMMON_ARGS[@]}" src/Ryujinx.Ava
 
 # Get rid of the support library for ARMeilleure for x64 (that's only for arm64)
 rm -rf "$TEMP_DIRECTORY/publish_x64/libarmeilleure-jitsupport.dylib"
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ fi
 
 echo "Creating archive"
 pushd "$OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"
-tar --exclude "Ryujinx.app/Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx" -cvf $RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME Ryujinx.app 1> /dev/null
-python3 "$BASE_DIR/distribution/misc/add_tar_exec.py" $RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME "Ryujinx.app/Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx" "Ryujinx.app/Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx"
-gzip -9 < $RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME > $RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME.gz
-rm $RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME
+tar --exclude "Ryujinx.app/Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx" -cvf "$RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME" Ryujinx.app 1> /dev/null
+python3 "$BASE_DIR/distribution/misc/add_tar_exec.py" "$RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME" "Ryujinx.app/Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx" "Ryujinx.app/Contents/MacOS/Ryujinx"
+gzip -9 < "$RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME" > "$RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME.gz"
+rm "$RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME"
 popd
 
 echo "Done"
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diff --git a/distribution/macos/updater.sh b/distribution/macos/updater.sh
index 4d7dcdf231..12e4c3aa18 100755
--- a/distribution/macos/updater.sh
+++ b/distribution/macos/updater.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 INSTALL_DIRECTORY=$1
 NEW_APP_DIRECTORY=$2
 APP_PID=$3
-APP_ARGUMENTS="${@:4}"
+APP_ARGUMENTS=("${@:4}")
 
 error_handler() {
     local lineno="$1"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ trap 'error_handler ${LINENO}' ERR
 
 attempt=0
 while true; do
-    if lsof -p $APP_PID +r 1 &>/dev/null || ps -p "$APP_PID" &>/dev/null; then
+    if lsof -p "$APP_PID" +r 1 &>/dev/null || ps -p "$APP_PID" &>/dev/null; then
         if [ "$attempt" -eq 4 ]; then
             exit 1
         fi
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ mv "$NEW_APP_DIRECTORY" "$INSTALL_DIRECTORY"
 if [ "$#" -le 3 ]; then
     open -a "$INSTALL_DIRECTORY"
 else
-    open -a "$INSTALL_DIRECTORY" --args "$APP_ARGUMENTS"
-fi
+    open -a "$INSTALL_DIRECTORY" --args "${APP_ARGUMENTS[@]}"
+fi
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