diff --git a/source/de/anomic/net/ftpc.java b/source/de/anomic/net/ftpc.java
index bf6549822..30e10c9d6 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/net/ftpc.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/net/ftpc.java
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ cd ..
             }
             c.exec("binary", false);
             if (localFile.isAbsolute()) {
-                c.exec("lcd " + localFile.getParent(),false);
+                c.exec("lcd \"" + localFile.getParent() + "\"", false);
                 localFile = new File(localFile.getName());
             }
             c.exec("put " + localFile.toString() + ((remoteName.length() == 0) ? "" : (" " + remoteName)), false);