diff --git a/sequencer/sequencer.sh b/sequencer/sequencer.sh
index d945474..937ceb3 100755
--- a/sequencer/sequencer.sh
+++ b/sequencer/sequencer.sh
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ execute() {
     read -p "Start: (y)es/[n]o/(s)kip? " answer
     case $answer in
       [yY])
-        step_$1 $1 $STEP_ARGS
+        step_$1 $1 "${STEP_ARGS[@]}"
         ;;
       [sS]) # skip step
         return 0 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ execute() {
         ;;
     esac
   else
-    step_$1 $1 $STEP_ARGS
+    step_$1 $1 "${STEP_ARGS[@]}"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ main() {
     EMPTYCALL=0
     read -r -a START <<< "$1" 
     shift
-    STEP_ARGS="$@"
+    STEP_ARGS=( "$@" )
   fi
 
   # compatibility check of sequence