diff --git a/fixtures/file - spaces.txt b/fixtures/file - spaces.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c22fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/file - spaces.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/rsyncwrapper.js b/lib/rsyncwrapper.js
index 626b198..a0f04fc 100644
--- a/lib/rsyncwrapper.js
+++ b/lib/rsyncwrapper.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var util = require('util')
 
 var escapeSpaces = function(path) {
   if (typeof path === 'string') {
-    return path.replace(/\b\s/g, '\\ ')
+    return path.replace(/(\s+)/g, '\\$1')
   } else {
     return path
   }
diff --git a/lib/rsynwrapper.test.js b/lib/rsynwrapper.test.js
index 2af98ab..d665e6c 100644
--- a/lib/rsynwrapper.test.js
+++ b/lib/rsynwrapper.test.js
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ test('syncs a single file with spaces in filename', done => {
   )
 })
 
+test('syncs a single file with spaces and dash in filename', done => {
+	const rsync = require('../lib/rsyncwrapper')
+	rsync({
+			src: 'fixtures/file - spaces.txt',
+			dest: 'tmp/',
+		},
+		err => {
+			expect(err).toBeNull()
+			expect(existsSync('tmp/file - spaces.txt')).toBe(true)
+			done()
+		}
+	)
+})
+
 test('syncs a single file with spaces in filename and dest folder', done => {
   const rsync = require('../lib/rsyncwrapper')
   rsync(
@@ -104,6 +118,23 @@ test('handles pre-escaped paths', done => {
   )
 })
 
+test('handles pre-escaped paths with dash and spaces', done => {
+	const rsync = require('../lib/rsyncwrapper')
+	rsync({
+			// prettier-ignore
+			src: 'fixtures/file\ -\ spaces.txt',
+			// prettier-ignore
+			dest: 'tmp\ with\ spaces/'
+		},
+		err => {
+			expect(err).toBeNull()
+			// prettier-ignore
+			expect(existsSync('tmp\ with\ spaces/file\ -\ spaces.txt')).toBe(true)
+			done()
+		}
+	)
+})
+
 test('syncs multiple files', done => {
   const rsync = require('../lib/rsyncwrapper')
   rsync(