diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index acb99241..dd617c41 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-arduino",
-  "version": "0.2.10",
+  "version": "0.2.11",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fe7b108..f6bd01f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                   "text": "target remote localhost:3333"
                 },
                 {
-                  "text": "^\"file \\${file}\""
+                  "text": "^\"file \\\"\\${file}\\\"\""
                 },
                 {
                   "text": "load"
diff --git a/src/debug/configurationProvider.ts b/src/debug/configurationProvider.ts
index 57270c58..c08546f2 100644
--- a/src/debug/configurationProvider.ts
+++ b/src/debug/configurationProvider.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class ArduinoDebugConfigurationProvider implements vscode.DebugConfigurat
                     text: "target remote localhost:3333",
                 },
                 {
-                    text: "file ${file}",
+                    text: "file \"${file}\"",
                 },
                 {
                     text: "load",