diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3b670943..168cc4598 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Contributors: please follow the recommendations outlined at [keepachangelog.com]
 Changes since last non-beta release.
 
 #### Fixed
-- Changed i18n parsing to convert ruby i18n argument syntax into FormatJS argument syntax. by [sepehr500](https://github.com/sepehr500)  
+- Changed i18n parsing to convert ruby i18n argument syntax into FormatJS argument syntax. by [sepehr500](https://github.com/sepehr500)
+
+- Fixed an issue where the spec compiler check would fail if the project path contained spaces. [PR 1045](https://github.com/shakacode/react_on_rails/pull/1045) by [andrewmarkle](https://github.com/andrewmarkle)
 
 *Please add entries here for your pull requests that are not yet released.*
 
diff --git a/lib/react_on_rails/utils.rb b/lib/react_on_rails/utils.rb
index 61490f5f6..b9eb7dbd7 100644
--- a/lib/react_on_rails/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/react_on_rails/utils.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def required(arg_name)
     end
 
     def self.prepend_cd_node_modules_directory(cmd)
-      "cd #{ReactOnRails.configuration.node_modules_location} && #{cmd}"
+      "cd \"#{ReactOnRails.configuration.node_modules_location}\" && #{cmd}"
     end
 
     def self.source_path
diff --git a/spec/react_on_rails/test_helper/webpack_assets_compiler_spec.rb b/spec/react_on_rails/test_helper/webpack_assets_compiler_spec.rb
index 45cae174c..102f2fb75 100644
--- a/spec/react_on_rails/test_helper/webpack_assets_compiler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/react_on_rails/test_helper/webpack_assets_compiler_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         expected_output = <<-MSG.strip_heredoc
           React on Rails FATAL ERROR!
           Error in building webpack assets!
-          cmd: cd #{Rails.root} && #{invalid_command}
+          cmd: cd \"#{Rails.root}\" && #{invalid_command}
         MSG
 
         expect do