diff --git a/bin/cleanRun.sh b/bin/cleanRun.sh
index 288f5a040..b2af478a5 100755
--- a/bin/cleanRun.sh
+++ b/bin/cleanRun.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -d "../bin" ]; then
 fi
 
 ignoreRoot=0
-for ARG in $*
+for ARG in "$@"
 do
   if [ "$ARG" = "--root" ]; then
     ignoreRoot=1
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ fi
 rm -rf src/node_modules
 
 #Prepare the environment
-bin/installDeps.sh $* || exit 1
+bin/installDeps.sh "$@" || exit 1
 
 #Move to the node folder and start
 echo "Started Etherpad..."
 
 SCRIPTPATH=`pwd -P`
-node "${SCRIPTPATH}/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js" $*
+node "${SCRIPTPATH}/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js" "$@"
diff --git a/bin/debugRun.sh b/bin/debugRun.sh
index e187a0f0c..710325084 100755
--- a/bin/debugRun.sh
+++ b/bin/debugRun.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ echo "Open 'chrome://inspect' on Chrome to start debugging."
 
 #Use 0.0.0.0 to allow external connections to the debugger
 #(ex: running Etherpad on a docker container). Use default port # (9229)
-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js $*
+node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js "$@"
diff --git a/bin/installDeps.sh b/bin/installDeps.sh
index 345562bdd..49c996f46 100755
--- a/bin/installDeps.sh
+++ b/bin/installDeps.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ require_minimal_version "nodejs" "$NODE_VERSION_STRING" "$REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR" "
 #Get the name of the settings file
 settings="settings.json"
 a='';
-for arg in $*; do
+for arg in "$@"; do
   if [ "$a" = "--settings" ] || [ "$a" = "-s" ]; then settings=$arg; fi
   a=$arg
 done
diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index b80494791..e9ea62440 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ -d "../bin" ]; then
 fi
 
 ignoreRoot=0
-for ARG in $*
+for ARG in "$@"
 do
   if [ "$ARG" = "--root" ]; then
     ignoreRoot=1
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] && [ $ignoreRoot -eq 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 #Prepare the environment
-bin/installDeps.sh $* || exit 1
+bin/installDeps.sh "$@" || exit 1
 
 #Move to the node folder and start
 echo "Started Etherpad..."
 
 SCRIPTPATH=`pwd -P`
-exec node "$SCRIPTPATH/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js" $*
+exec node "$SCRIPTPATH/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js" "$@"